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()うは一旦(いったん)(はじ)()わぬは末代(まつだい)(はじ)Better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know

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      better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

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    問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥 【とうはいったんのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ】

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      ()からないことは()くべきだ。()うは一旦(いったん)(はじ)()わぬは末代(まつだい)(はじ)だ。

      If you don't understand something, you should ask. Better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know.

        質問(しつもん)するのを躊躇(ためら)った(とき)()うは一旦(いったん)(はじ)()わぬは末代(まつだい)(はじ)(おも)()した。

        When I hesitated to ask a question, I remembered better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know.

          (ことわざ)の、()うは一旦(いったん)(はじ)()わぬは末代(まつだい)(はじ)(おも)()して、勇気(ゆうき)()して質問(しつもん)しました。

          Recalling the proverb, better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know, I mustered up the courage to ask a question.

            (はじ)をかくのを(おそ)れて質問(しつもん)をしないのは(そん)ですよ。()うは一旦(いったん)(はじ)()わぬは末代(まつだい)(はじ)です。

            It's a loss not to ask questions out of fear of embarrassment. Better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know.

              質問(しつもん)をするのが苦手(にがて)ですが、()うは一旦(いったん)(はじ)()わぬは末代(まつだい)(はじ)(しん)じて(いち)(ある)()()した。

              I'm not good at asking questions, but I believed in better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know and took a step forward.

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