表面に現れているのは氷山の先端に過ぎない。

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English Translation

Only the tip of an iceberg shows above the water.

Furigana

表面(ひょうめん)に現(あらわ)れているのは氷山(ひょうざん)の先端(せんたん)に過(す)ぎない。

Romanji

Hyōmen ni arawareteiru no wa hyōzan no sentan ni suginai.

Words

表面 (ひょうめん)

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

現れる (あらわれる)

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

氷山 (ひょうざん)

iceberg

先端 (せんたん)

pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge; apex (of a curve)

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...