雨降って地固まる

adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; the ground hardens after it rains

Meaning

  1. expv5r
    adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; the ground hardens after it rains

Example sentences

  • Adversity strengthens the foundations.

  • We've been through a rough patch, but I hope it will have made us stronger.