Japanese Phrases

晴れた日は畑で鍬を振るい、雨の日は本をめくる。晴耕雨読の暮らしが彼の力を育てた。

On sunny days he tilled the fields, on rainy days he turned the pages of books — a life in tune with nature and at one’s own pace.

「にこにこぷん！」（有名な子供向け番組のタイトル）

“Niko Niko Pun!” (title of a famous Japanese kids’ show)

「部室の旗？ 灯台下暗し。お前のリュックの背面ポケットに刺さってるぞ。」

“The club banner? It’s right under your nose. Check the back pocket of your backpack.”

同じ景色を見ても感想は十人十色だった。

Even seeing the same view, their reactions were all different — so many men, so many minds.

「ドラえもん」でのび太が授業中ぐっすり寝ているシーン。

Nobita sleeping soundly during class (from Doraemon).

ベンチに戻ると、捕手とコーチが加わる。三人寄れば文殊の知恵で、次の回は三者凡退に抑えた。

Back on the bench, the catcher and coach joined in; two heads are better than one, and the next inning was three up, three down.

旅先の小さな港町で出会った老人と語り合った夕暮れ。もう二度と会うことはないだろう。その一期一会が、不思議な温かさを残した。

In a small harbor town on his travels, he spent the evening talking with an old man. They would likely never meet again, and that once-in-a-lifetime encounter left a strange warmth in his heart.

ボケがすべったときの「しーん…」

That “awkward silence” after a failed joke: “shiiin…”

全国大会の出場枠は一つだけ。「虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず」と言い切って、彼は最難関の技に挑んだ。

In a tournament with only one national slot, he chose the hardest move, saying, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”

矢が頬をかすめる。危機一髪で踏みとどまった命に、観客が息を呑んだ。

An arrow grazed his cheek — it was a close call, and the crowd held its breath.