貸借の期間が短ければ交友期間は長い。
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English Translation
Short accounts make long friends.
Furigana
Romanji
Taishaku no kikan ga mijikakereba kōyū kikan wa nagai.
Words
貸借
(たいしゃく)
loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
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
期間
(きかん)
period; term; interval
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
短い
(みじかい)
short
交友
(こうゆう)
friend; companion
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
長い
(ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
Kanji
Readings: タイ、 か.す、 か.し-、 かし-
Meaning: lend
Readings: シャク、 か.りる
Meanings: borrow, rent
Readings: キ、 ゴ
Meanings: period, time, date, term
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior