Lingaku- many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earthproverbobscure termfrom Tao Te Ching, also as 九層の台も累土より起こるsee also 塵も積もれば山となる
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- many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; the tower of nine storeys rose from a small heap of earth
This phrase emphasizes that small contributions can accumulate to produce significant results. It is often used to encourage people to recognize the importance of even minor efforts or contributions.
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きゅうそう九層のだい台ができるto build a nine-storey platformきゅうそう九層のだい台をきずく築くto construct a nine-storey platformすこしずつ少しずつつみかさねる積み重ねるto accumulate little by littleちいさな小さなどりょく努力がせいこう成功につながるsmall efforts lead to successつみかさね積み重ねのじゅうよう重要せい性the importance of accumulationきゅうそう九層のだい台のきょうくん教訓the lesson of the nine-storey platformちいさな小さないっぽ一歩a small stepじみち地道などりょく努力steady effortひび日々のつみかさね積み重ねdaily accumulationじみち地道などりょく努力がおおきな大きなせいか成果をうむ生むconsistent effort yields great results