鶏口牛後

けいこうぎゅうご

better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull, better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization, better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond

となると

where... is concerned, when it comes to..., if it comes to..., as far as... is concerned

となる

to become, to amount to

後は野となれ山となれ

あとはのとなれやまとなれ

I don't care what follows, the future will take care of itself

ともすると

apt to (do), liable to, prone to

前後不覚となる

ぜんごふかくとなる

to lose one's consciousness

恐るる勿れ

おそるるなかれ

Be not afraid

カッとなる

かっとなる

to flare up, to fly into a rage

土となる

つちとなる

to die, to become earth

仇となる

あだとなる

to backfire, to have a harmful result

徒となる

あだとなる

Good intentions can backfire

事となる

こととなる

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

になると

when it becomes, when it comes to

今後とも

こんごとも

from now on

因となり果となる

いんとなりかとなる いんとなりはてとなる

to constitute the cause and effect

動ともすると

being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to

鶏口

けいこう

mouth of a chicken

野となれ山となれ

のとなれやまとなれ

I don't care what happens (after this)

歴史となること

れきしとなること

history-making event