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そんな装備で大丈夫か?

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?

Example 1Basic Example

  1. 友達が軽装で山登りに来たとき、「そんな装備で大丈夫か?」と声をかける。

    When a friend shows up for hiking in just a T-shirt, I ask, “Are you sure you’re okay with that equipment?”

Example 2Applied Example

  1. オンライン会議で同僚が資料を全く準備していないのを見て、「そんな準備で大丈夫か?」

    In an online meeting, seeing a coworker totally unprepared: “Are you sure you’re okay with that preparation?”

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出る杭は打たれる

でるくいはうたれる (Deru kui wa utareru)

The nail that sticks out gets hammered down

Example 1Basic Example

  1. チームで目立ちすぎると、出る杭は打たれることもある。

    Standing out too much in a team can sometimes lead to pushback — the nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

Example 2Applied Example

  1. 「お前、活躍しすぎだって言われてるぞ。出る杭は打たれるんだよ。」

    They say you’re doing too well. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

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Proverbs

転ばぬ先の杖

ころばぬさきのつえ (Korobanu saki no tsue)

Better safe than sorry / Look before you leap

Example 1Basic Example

  1. 資料は二部印刷、データはクラウドに保存。「転ばぬ先の杖」で会議は無事に終わった。

    Two printed copies and a cloud backup—better safe than sorry, and the meeting went smoothly.

Example 2Applied Example

  1. 「替えのラケット、持ってきた?」転ばぬ先の杖、その一振りで流れが変わった。

    “Did you bring a spare racket?” Better safe than sorry; that swing changed the momentum.

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Proverbs

二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず

にとをおうものはいっとをもえず (Nito wo ou mono wa itto wo mo ezu)

Chase two rabbits, catch neither / You can't chase two hares at once

Example 1Basic Example

  1. 仕事と副業の両方で結果を出そうとしたが、二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ずだった。

    I tried to succeed at both my job and my side business, but chase two rabbits, catch neither.

Example 2Applied Example

  1. 「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.

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Proverbs

猿も木から落ちる

さるもきからおちる (Saru mo ki kara ochiru)

Even Homer sometimes nods / Anyone can make a mistake

Example 1Basic Example

  1. あの有名な棋士でも負けることがある。猿も木から落ちるだ。

    Even that famous chess master loses sometimes — even Homer sometimes nods.

Example 2Applied Example

  1. 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.

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