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A3 Expressions, Godan verb with 'su' ending

(うわさ)をすれば(かげ)()speak of the devil and he shall appear, speak rumours of someone and they shall appear

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    1. Expressions, Godan verb with 'su' ending

      1.

      speak of the devil and he shall appear, speak rumours of someone and they shall appear

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    噂をすれば影が射す 【うわさをすればかげがさす】噂をすれば影がさす 【うわさをすればかげがさす】

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      (うわさ)をすれば(かげ)がさすのように、(うわさ)本人(ほんにん)登場(とうじょう)した。

      Just like speak of the devil and he shall appear, the person we were talking about showed up.

      (うわさ)張本人(ちょうほんにん)登場(とうじょう)し、(うわさ)をすれば(かげ)がさす状況(じょうきょう)になった。

      The person responsible for the rumors appeared, and it became a situation of speak of the devil and he shall appear.

        (うわさ)をすれば(かげ)がさす本当(ほんとう)で、よく(うわさ)本人(ほんにん)(きゅう)(あらわ)れるのです。

        It is true that when you speak of the devil, he shall appear, as the person you are talking about often suddenly shows up.

        まさか(うわさ)をすれば(かげ)がさす本当(ほんとう)だとは…本当(ほんとう)(うわさ)対象(たいしょう)(あらわ)れました。

        I never thought that "speak of the devil and he shall appear" was true, but the subject of the rumors really did show up.

        (うわさ)をすれば(かげ)がさす()うのだから、(うわさ)をしていれば本人(ほんにん)登場(とうじょう)するだろう。

        As the saying goes, speak of the devil and he shall appear, if we talk about someone, they will probably show up.

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