Rōbashin (老婆心 – Excessive Kindness)
Rōbashin 老婆心 The feeling of worrying about someone or the desire to give someone a word of advice is referred
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Month: April 2021
Iku Dō-on (異口同音 – Unanimously)
Iku Dō-on 異口同音 The four-character idiom iku dō-on (異口同音) means that many people say the same thing or have the
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Namida ni Shizumu (涙に沈む – Bathing in Tears)
Namida ni Shizumu 涙に沈む There are many Japanese phrases that mean crying. 泣くことを意味する表現はさまざまなものがあります。 Today, I would like to introduce a
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Gyafun to Iwaseru (ぎゃふんと言わせる – Beating Someone Down to Size)
Gyafun to Iwaseru ぎゃふんと言わせる Today, I would like to introduce the phrase gyafun to iwaseru (ぎゃふんと言わせる), which means to render
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Shitsunen (失念 – Slipping One’s Mind)
Shitsunen 失念 The most common phrase to use when you forget to do something is wasurete imashita (忘れていました – “I
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Icchōra (一張羅 – Best Clothes)
Icchōra 一張羅 I have a icchōra (一張羅) that I have used for over 10 years. 私は10年以上使っている「一張羅」を持っています。 It is considered that
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Donburako (どんぶらこ)
Donburako どんぶらこ Today, I would like to introduce a unique onomatopoeia donburako (どんぶらこ). 今日は少し特殊な擬態語「どんぶらこ」を紹介します。 Donburako is an onomatopoeia representing that
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Totte Tsuketa Youna (取って付けたような – Unnatural/Artificial)
Totte Tsuketa Youna 取って付けたような When someone’s words or attitudes are unnatural and artificial, you can describe it as totte tsuketa
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Hana wo Motaseru (花を持たせる – Letting Someone Take the Credit)
Hana wo Motaseru 花を持たせる Today, I will introduce the idiom hana wo motaseru (花を持たせる). 今日は「花を持たせる」という慣用句を紹介します。 Hana (花) means “flower” and
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