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へたなてっぽうもかずうちゃあたる (Heta na teppō mo kazu ucha ataru)
Even a bad shot hits if he fires enough / Keep trying and you'll hit something
懸賞はがきを50枚出したら、1枚当たった。下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たるだね。
I sent in 50 prize postcards and one of them won. Keep trying and you'll hit something.
手裏剣が苦手な見習い忍者は、百枚投げてようやく的の真ん中に一枚当てた。下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる。
The apprentice ninja, bad at throwing stars, finally hit the center of the target after throwing a hundred. Even a bad shot hits if he fires enough.
あしたはあしたのかぜがふく (Ashita wa ashita no kaze ga fuku)
Tomorrow, tomorrow's wind will blow / Tomorrow is another day
テストの結果は気にしないで、今日はもう寝よう。明日は明日の風が吹くさ。
Don't worry about the test results. Let's just go to bed. Tomorrow is another day.
敵に追われて山小屋へ逃げこんだ侍は、ごろりと横になってつぶやいた。「明日は明日の風が吹く」。
The samurai who escaped the enemy into a mountain hut lay down and muttered, "Tomorrow, tomorrow's wind will blow."
えびでたいをつる (Ebi de tai wo tsuru)
Catch a sea bream with a shrimp / Get a big return for a small gift
お礼にクッキーを渡したら、高級レストランに招待された。海老で鯛を釣ったね。
I gave cookies as a thank-you and got invited to a fancy restaurant. What a big return for a small gift!
忍びは門番に団子を一つ渡しただけで、城の抜け道を聞き出した。まさに海老で鯛を釣るである。
The ninja gave the gatekeeper just one dumpling and learned the secret passage into the castle. Catching a sea bream with a shrimp indeed.
ひのないところにけむりはたたぬ (Hi no nai tokoro ni kemuri wa tatanu)
Smoke does not rise where there is no fire / There's no smoke without fire
あの二人、付き合ってるってうわさだよ。火のない所に煙は立たぬって言うし。
People say those two are dating. There's no smoke without fire.
城下に家老が敵と通じているとのうわさが流れた。忍びが調べると密書が見つかった。火のない所に煙は立たぬ。
A rumor spread that the chief retainer was secretly working with the enemy. A ninja looked into it and found a secret letter. There's no smoke without fire.
こはかすがい (Ko wa kasugai)
A child is a clamp / Children hold a couple together
けんかばかりの両親も、私の誕生日には仲良くお祝いしてくれる。子は鎹だね。
My parents argue all the time, but on my birthday they celebrate together happily. Children hold a couple together.
離れて暮らしていた浪人とその妻は、息子が熱を出した夜に再び手を取り合った。子は鎹である。
The masterless samurai and his wife, who had been living apart, came together again on the night their son fell ill with a fever. A child is a clamp.
てんはにぶつをあたえず (Ten wa nibutsu wo ataezu)
Heaven does not give two gifts / Nobody has everything
彼は勉強もスポーツも得意だけど、料理は全然だめ。天は二物を与えずだね。
He's great at both studying and sports, but hopeless at cooking. Nobody has everything.
剣の腕は天下一の侍も、字を書かせればミミズがはったようだった。天は二物を与えず。
The samurai with the finest sword skills in the land wrote like a crawling earthworm. Heaven does not give two gifts.
そんしてとくとれ (Son shite toku tore)
Take a loss to gain a profit / Lose a little now, gain more later
最初は安く売ってお客さんを増やそう。損して得取れだよ。
Let's sell cheaply at first to win more customers. Lose a little now, gain more later.
軍師はわざと砦を一つ明け渡し、敵を罠の谷へ誘い込んだ。損して得取れである。
The strategist deliberately gave up one fort and lured the enemy into a trap in the valley. Take a loss to gain a profit.
らいねんのことをいえばおにがわらう (Rainen no koto wo ieba oni ga warau)
Talk about next year, and the demons laugh
もう再来年の旅行の計画？来年のことを言えば鬼が笑うよ。
You're already planning a trip for the year after next? Talk about next year, and the demons laugh.
「来年こそ天下を取る」と語る若い大名を、老臣は「来年のことを言えば鬼が笑いますぞ」といさめた。
When the young warlord declared, "Next year I will rule the land," his old retainer warned him, "Talk about next year, and the demons laugh, my lord."
おびにみじかしたすきにながし (Obi ni mijikashi tasuki ni nagashi)
Too short for a sash, too long for a sleeve cord / Neither one thing nor the other
この部屋、一人には広すぎるし、二人には狭い。帯に短し襷に長しだ。
This room is too big for one person but too small for two. Neither one thing nor the other.
拾った刀は脇差には長く、打刀には短かった。帯に短し襷に長しで、侍は困り果てた。
The sword he found was too long for a short sword and too short for a long one. Too short for a sash, too long for a sleeve cord — the samurai was at a loss.
たびはみちづれよはなさけ (Tabi wa michizure yo wa nasake)
On a journey, a companion; in life, kindness
一人旅の途中で知り合った人と、一緒に京都を回った。旅は道連れ世は情けだね。
On my solo trip, I met someone and we toured Kyoto together. On a journey, a companion; in life, kindness.
山道で出会った浪人と薬売りは、互いに守り合いながら峠を越えた。旅は道連れ世は情け。
A masterless samurai and a medicine peddler who met on a mountain path protected each other as they crossed the pass. On a journey, a companion; in life, kindness.