一寸先は闇（いっすんさきはやみ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: the future is dark one inch ahead
Example sentences
- 一寸先は闇で、先のことは分からない。 — You never know what's around the corner, as the saying goes—the future is dark.
- 一寸先は闇だから、備えを怠らない。 — Since you never know what tomorrow holds, he never neglects to prepare.
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