| No. |
English |
Japanese |
Example |
Type |
No. |
English |
Expansion |
English |
Japanese |
Example |
Type |
| 1 |
The older you are, the more you know. |
年をとればとるほど、物知りになる |
NA |
言い回し |
1 |
The older you are, the more you know. |
1 |
add up |
計算が合う |
The sooner you add up those numbers, the sooner we can go
home. |
動詞句 |
| 2 |
The more time you have, the more you can get done. |
時間があればあるほど、多くをやり終えることが出来る |
NA |
言い回し |
2 |
The more time you have, the more you can get done. |
2 |
out of work |
失業中の |
I’ve been out of work for ages. The older your are, the harder
it is to find a job. |
形容詞句 |
| 3 |
The more you practice, the more confident you become. |
練習すればするほど、自信も出てくるのよ |
NA |
言い回し |
3 |
The more you travel, the more you learn about your home
country. |
3 |
see eye to eye |
見解［意見・気持ち］が一致する |
The more my staff and I saw eye to eye, the easier it became
for everyone. |
動詞句 |
| 4 |
The more I complained, the angrier I got. |
文句を言えば言うほど、腹がたってくる |
NA |
言い回し |
4 |
The younger you are, the more free time you have. |
4 |
work one’s butt off |
猛烈に｛休む間もなく｝働く |
The more I worked my butt off, the more respect I got around
the office. |
動詞句 |
| 5 |
The bigger the risk, the bigger the reward. |
リスクが高ければ高いほど、見返りも多い |
NA |
言い回し |
5 |
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. |
5 |
for kicks |
面白半分に |
I just joined that course for kicks, but the more I went, the
more I enjoyed it. |
副詞 |
| 6 |
The more you travel, the more you learn about your home
country. |
旅をすればするほど、自分の国について多くを知ることになる |
NA |
言い回し |
6 |
The more things change, the more they stay the same. |
6 |
get cracking |
急いで始める |
Let’s get cracking. The faster we start the faster we will
finish it. |
動詞句 |
| 7 |
The more you eat, the bigger you get. |
食べれば食べるほど、大きくなる |
NA |
言い回し |
7 |
The more one knows, the less one believes. |
7 |
go with the flow |
流れ［時流・時代の潮流・世間の風潮］に従う |
The sooner you start going with the flow, the easier it will be
for you to fit in. |
動詞句 |
| 8 |
The younger you are, the more free time you have. |
若ければ若いほど、自由な時間を多く持てる |
NA |
言い回し |
8 |
The more, the merrier. |
8 |
fish for a compliment |
褒めてほしいことをほのめかす |
The more compliments you fish for, the less you will get. |
動詞句 |
| 9 |
The cheaper it is, the more you will sell. |
安ければ安いほど、たくさん売れる |
NA |
言い回し |
9 |
The more you get, the more you want. |
9 |
drag one's feet |
すぐに腰を上げない |
The longer you drag your feet, the less opportunities you'll
have. |
動詞句 |
| 10 |
The more you live in Japan, the more you understand Japanese
culture. |
日本に住めば住むほど、日本の文化をより理解する |
NA |
言い回し |
10 |
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. |
10 |
pass the buck |
責任転嫁する |
The more you pass the buck, the less people will trust
you. |
動詞句 |
| 11 |
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. |
大物ほど転落は激しい。 |
NA |
言い回し |
11 |
The less you know, the better off you are. |
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| 12 |
The more things change, the more they stay the same. |
物事というのは変われば変わるほど、実は変わらないものだ |
NA |
言い回し |
12 |
Summer is getting hotter and hotter. |
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| 13 |
The more one knows, the less one believes. |
知れば知るほど、信じられなくなる |
NA |
言い回し |
13 |
The sooner we leave, the sooner we will arrive. |
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| 14 |
The more, the merrier. |
人数が多い方が楽しい |
NA |
言い回し |
14 |
The more money you have, the more you want. |
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| 15 |
The more you get, the more you want. |
欲望に際限がない。 |
NA |
言い回し |
15 |
The more you study, the easier the test will be. |
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| 16 |
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. |
学べば学ぶほど、私はいかに自分が何も知らないかをますます実感します。 |
NA |
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| 17 |
The more laws, the more offenders |
法律を増やせば増やすほど、犯罪者も増える。 |
NA |
言い回し |
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| 18 |
The less you know, the better off you are. |
知らない方が身のためですよ。 |
NA |
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| 19 |
The less said, the better. |
なるべく何も言わない方がいいでしょう |
NA |
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| 20 |
The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit. |
心が小さいほどうぬぼれは大きくなる |
NA |
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| 21 |
Summer is getting hotter and hotter. |
夏はますます暑くなっている |
NA |
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| 22 |
The sooner we leave, the sooner we will arrive. |
早く出発すればするほど、早く到着する |
NA |
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| 23 |
The more money you have, the more you want. |
お金があればあるほど、多くのものが欲しくなる |
NA |
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| 24 |
The more you study, the easier the test will be. |
勉強すればするほど、テストが簡単になる |
NA |
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| 25 |
The longer you wait the worse it will become |
待てば待つほど、悪くなる |
NA |
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| 26 |
The bigger the risk the bigger the reward |
リスクが高ければ高いほど、見返りも多い |
NA |
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| 27 |
The more I thought about it, the better I felt. |
それについて考えれば考えるほど、気が楽になる |
NA |
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| 28 |
This course is getting harder and harder. |
このコースはますます難しくなっている |
NA |
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| 29 |
The weather is getting stranger and stranger. |
天気はますます奇妙になっている |
NA |
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| 30 |
She's getting better and better. |
彼女はますます快方に向かっている |
NA |
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