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人生行路難し
じんせいこうろかたし
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life is hard; life is not easy
兄たり難く弟たり難し
けいたりがたくていたりがたし
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both are equally excellent; hard to say which is better
創業は易く守成は難し
そうぎょうはやすくしゅせいはかたし
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starting a business is easy; keeping it going is hard
孤掌鳴らし難し
こしょうならしがたし
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one cannot live solely by oneself; one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself
少年老い易く学成り難し
しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし
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study hard while you are young
山中の賊を破るは易く心中の賊を破るは難し
さんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはやすくしんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはかたし
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it's hard to discipline one's mind
故郷忘じ難し
こきょうぼうじがたし
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there is no place like home; home is sweet to an exile
曰く言い難し
いわくいいがたし
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it is hard to explain; it is hard to say
言うは易く行うは難し
いうはやすくおこなうはかたし
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easier said than done
