水面に現れてるのは氷山の先端にすぎない。

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English Translation

What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.

Furigana

水面(すいめん)に現(あらわ)れてるのは氷山(ひょうざん)の先端(せんたん)にすぎない。

Romanji

Suimen ni arawareteru no wa hyōzan no sentan ni suginai.

Words

水面 (すいめん、みなも)

water's surface

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 ...