You only live once. Make it exciting.

Japanese translation: 一度しかない人生、楽しく生きよう。

03:01 Mar 7, 2002

English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: You only live once. Make it exciting.

Used for an exeryday motto.

Patricia

Japanese translation:一度しかない人生、楽しく生きよう。

Explanation:
Ichido shika nai jinsei tanoshiku ikiyou

Ichido = once
shika nai = only
jinsei = life/live
tanoshiku = enjoy
ikiyou = let's live

"Let's enjoy our lives!"

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EriOW

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4 +4

一度しかない人生、楽しく生きよう。

EriOW

4 +2

人生一度きり、楽しもう！

Midori Wilson

4 +1

人生は一度だけ。胸躍らせて生きよう。

Naoki Chiba

たった一度の人生、ワクワクした生き方がいいよ

Masato

人生は一度しかないのだから、面白いことをしよう。

kashi (X)

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14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

一度しかない人生、楽しく生きよう。

Explanation:
Ichido shika nai jinsei tanoshiku ikiyou

Ichido = once
shika nai = only
jinsei = life/live
tanoshiku = enjoy
ikiyou = let's live

"Let's enjoy our lives!"

EriOW

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1 hr confidence:

人生は一度しかないのだから、面白いことをしよう。

Explanation:
"exciting" may be more active than "omoshiroi", but in this case "omoshiroi" may be good for the Japanese context.

kashi (X)
Local time: 17:28

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

人生一度きり、楽しもう！

Explanation:
Here is another translation. "Jinsei Ichido Kiri. Tanoshi mou." Jinsei=Life, Ichido=once, kiri=only, Tanoshi mou=Let's enjoy.

Midori Wilson
Japan
Local time: 17:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Japanese

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

人生は一度だけ。胸躍らせて生きよう。

Explanation:
胸躍らせて (mune oderasete)with excitement

If a more literal translation of the second sentence is preferable, then;

一度だけの人生、胸弾むものに！

胸弾む(munehazumu) : exciting
胸弾むものに： (let's) make it exciting

Naoki Chiba
Japan
Local time: 17:28
Native speaker of: Japanese

12 hrs confidence:

たった一度の人生、ワクワクした生き方がいいよ

Explanation:
I apply another word to 'exciting'.
ワクワク wakuwaku.

Masato
Local time: 17:28

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