Proverbs

激しい口論のあと、二人は同じ傘に入った。雨降って地固まる、距離はむしろ縮まった。

After a fierce argument, they shared one umbrella; adversity builds character, and they grew closer.

「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.”

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.

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.”

「花より団子。きれいよりおいしい、これが俺の流儀だ。」

“Substance over style. Dumplings over flowers. That’s my way.”

投げられても立ち上がり、また向かっていく。七転び八起き、その執念が試合を変えた。

Thrown to the mat, she stood up again and faced her opponent. Fall down seven times, get up eight — that persistence changed the match.

「部活もアルバイトも全力？　二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ずだぞ。」

Going all out in both club and part-time work? You know you can't chase two hares at once.

無敗だったキャプテンが一瞬の油断で失点。猿も木から落ちる、その空気が会場を包んだ。

The undefeated captain let one point slip in a moment’s carelessness. Even Homer sometimes nods — the mood spread through the arena.

「また100円貯金か？」「塵も積もれば山となるって言うだろ。」

Another hundred yen in the jar? "Many a little makes a mickle, right?"

3年間、誰より早く道場に来ては素振りを続けた。石の上にも三年、今日こそその成果を見せる時だ。

For three years, he came to the dojo earlier than anyone and kept swinging. Persistence prevails — today was the time to show it.