Lingaku- he who laughs last, laughs bestproverb
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- he who laughs last, laughs best
This phrase conveys the idea that the ultimate outcome is more important than an initial victory or success. It suggests that those who may seem to be losing or deteriorating in the moment may ultimately prevail, and thus their final reaction is what truly counts.
Although I was losing at first, I succeeded in the end.
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さいご最後にわらう笑うもの者がもっとも最もよくわらう笑うhe who laughs last, laughs bestさいご最後にわらう笑うto laugh lastさいご最後にかつ勝つto win in the endわらう笑うもん門にはふくらい福来たるgood fortune comes to a happy homeやっとさいご最後にわらう笑うfinally laughing in the endさいご最後のしょうしゃ勝者the final winnerどんでんがえしどんでん返しのさいご最後a twist endingさいご最後のわらいをとる笑いを取るto get the last laughうんめい運命のさいご最後the final fateあおしい惜しいさいご最後a regrettable end