How do I say 'Too' in Japanese?

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How to Say 'Too' in Japanese | Meaning & Pronunciation

Too much is as bad as too little.

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過ぎたるはなお及ばざるがごとし。

Too much spoils, too little is nothing.

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帯に短し、襷に長し。

This is too sweet and that is too salty.

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これは甘すぎるし、あれは塩辛すぎる。

This is too sweet and that is too salty.

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こっちは甘ったるいし、あっちはしょっぱすぎる。

He suits a ballplayer mentally, too, physically, too.

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彼は肉体的にも精神的にも野球選手に適している。

I wish I could run too, but it's too much of a hurdle.

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私も走ればいいと思うけど、走るのはハードルが高い。

The house is too big for us, and what is more, it is too expensive.

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その家は私達には大きすぎて、おまけに値段が高すぎる。

The house is too big for us, and what is more, it is too expensive.

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私達には広すぎる家だし、おまけに、とんでもなく高いんだ。

Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much.

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貧しい人とはほんのわずかしか持っていない人ではなく欲のありすぎる人である。

My friends always say I'm too calm, but my family always says I'm too annoying.

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友達はいつも僕のこととても落ち着いてるって言うけれど、家族にはいつもいらいらしているって言われるんだ。

Being too busy with work is a problem, but then so is having too much free time.

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仕事が忙しすぎるのも考えものだけど、時間が余るのもなぁ。

Yesterday it was neither too warm nor too cold. It was an ideal day for taking a walk.

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昨日は暑くも寒くもなくて、散歩には打ってつけの日であった。

If there are too many irons in the fire in too short a time, good strategy cannot result.

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あまりにも短時間に、あまりにもたくさんのことを盛り込むと、よい戦術は生れない。

If you eat too many pears and persimmons you can become sick, so be cautious to not eat too much.

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梨や柿を食べ過ぎるとお腹が下ることがあるので、食べ過ぎには注意しましょう。

It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small.

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ちょっと大きいけど、この封筒でいいや。大は小を兼ねるって言うし。

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