Advice: Japanese Quotes & Phrases

Scene: Advice
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かつためにはいじをすてりをとる さとらせてやろう (Katsu tame ni wa iji o sute ri o toru, satorasete yarō.)

To win, you cast aside pride and choose reason. I'll make you understand that.

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たいせつなものは ほしいものよりさきにきた (Taisetsu na mono wa hoshii mono yori saki ni kita.)

What mattered most came before what I wanted.

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なにもすてることができないひとには、なにもかえることはできないだろう。 (Nanimo suteru koto ga dekinai hito ni wa, nanimo kaeru koto wa dekinai darō.)

Those who cannot give up anything cannot change anything.

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そんなそうびでだいじょうぶか? (sonna soubi de daijoubu ka?)

Are you sure you’re okay with that equipment?

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あしなんてかざりです。えらいひとにはそれがわからんのですよ。 (Ashi nante kazari desu. Erai hito ni wa sore ga wakaran no desu yo.)

Legs are just for show. Important people don’t understand that.

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てつはあついうちにうて (Tetsu wa atsui uchi ni ute)

Strike while the iron is hot

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ならうよりなれよ (Narau yori nare yo)

Practice makes perfect / Experience is the best teacher

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ひゃくりのみちもくじゅうくりをもってなかばとす (Hyakuri no michi mo kujūkyūri wo motte nakaba to su)

The last mile is the hardest

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がくもんにおうどうなし (Gakumon ni ōdō nashi)

There is no royal road to learning

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まてばかいろのひよりあり (Mateba kairo no hiyori ari)

All things come to those who wait / Good things come to those who wait