銭厘を大切にすれば大金はおのずとたまる。

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English Translation

Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Furigana

銭(せん)厘(りん)を大切(たいせつ)にすれば大金(たいきん)はおのずとたまる。

Romanji

Sen rin o taisetsu ni sureba taikin wa onozuto tamaru.

Words

銭 (せん)

hundredth of a yen; coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

厘 (りん)

one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); 0.0375 grams (one-hundredth of a monme); old monetary unit (0.001 yen)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

大切 (たいせつ、たいせち)

important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

大金 (たいきん、おおがね)

large amount of money; great cost

は (は)

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

自ずと (おのずと)

naturally

堪る (たまる)

to bear (often adds emphasis); to endure