事実 じじつ小説 しょうせつより なり
jijitsuwa shōsetsuyori kinari

Expression

1. truth is stranger than fiction

Proverb
最近 さいきん おもいもよらない事件 じけん おういね。事実 じじつ小説 しょうせつより なり、とはよく ったもんだよ。
saikin omoimo yoranai jikenga ōine. jijitsuwa shōsetsuyori kinari towa yoku itta mondayo.
You hear about a lot of incidents these days that would be hard to dream up. It really backs up the old saying that fact is stranger than fiction.
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