レバ in Chinese / Japanese...

レバツカ is the name Rebecca in Japanese.

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レバ is the name Reba in Japanese Katakana.

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レバツカ is the name Rebeca in Japanese.

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アレハンドラ is the name Alejandra in Japanese.

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アレハンドロ is the name Alejandro in Japanese.

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フレハ is the name Freja in Japanese (Katakana).

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クレバー is the name Kleber in Japanese Katakana.

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This is Lebanon in Japanese Katakana.

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レバロン is the name Lebarron in Japanese Katakana.

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トレバー is the name Trever in Japanese Katakana.

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備え有れば憂い無し is as proverb that means “When you are well-prepared, you have nothing to regret” in Japanese.

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三人寄れば文殊の知恵 literally means “when three people meet, wisdom is exchanged.”

Some will suggest this means when three people come together, their wisdom is multiplied.

That wisdom part can also be translated as wit, sagacity, intelligence, or Buddhist Prajna (insight leading to enlightenment).

In the middle of this proverb is “monju,” suggesting “transcendent wisdom.” This is where the multiplication of wisdom ideas comes from.

Note: This is very similar to the Chinese proverb, "When 3 people meet, one becomes a teacher."

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自性覚れば即ち是れ佛なり is a Zen quote that means “If one realizes one's own nature, one becomes a Buddha.”

The inference here is that if you understand who you really are, and become truly aware of yourself and your original nature, you are well on your way to becoming a liberated person (a Buddha).

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敵を知り己を知れば百戦危うからず is the longer/full Japanese version of this proverb. This means “Know your enemy, know yourself, and you will not fear a hundred battles.”

Others will translate this as “Know thy enemy, know thyself, yields victory in one hundred battles.”

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You may learn when everything goes right but the lessons learned when everything goes wrong are more vivid and lead to long-lasting wisdom.

Another way to look at this: One cannot always depend on past successes to guarantee future success but one can always learn from lessons drawn from failure.

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Here is the full translation of John 3:16 into Japanese.

This translation comes from the Shinkaiyaku Bible (a preferred translation by many Japanese Christians).

Just for reference, from the KJV, this reads, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

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