Kiyō Binbō (器用貧乏 – Jack of All Trades and Master of None)
Kiyō Binbō 器用貧乏 There is the word kiyō (器用), which means “dexterity.” “Dexterity” を意味する「器用」という言葉があります。 In addition, there is the word
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Month: August 2021
Omae Hyaku made Washa Kuju-ku made (お前百までわしゃ九十九まで – Till Death Do Us Part) Part 2
Omae Hyaku made Washa Kuju-ku made Part 2 お前百までわしゃ九十九まで Part 2 In this proverb, the husband is a hundred years
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Omae Hyaku made Washa Kuju-ku made (お前百までわしゃ九十九まで – Till Death Do Us Part) Part 1
Omae Hyaku made Washa Kuju-ku made Part 1 お前百までわしゃ九十九まで Part 1 Married couples always hope to enjoy a long life
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Shi ni Mono Gurui (死に物狂い – For Life)
Shi ni Mono Gurui 死に物狂い When you work on something seriously so hard that you don’t even fear death, it
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Tarō ni mo Jirō ni mo Tarinu (太郎にも次郎にも足りぬ – Neither One Thing Nor The Other)
Jirō ni mo Tarō ni mo Tarinu 次郎にも太郎にも足りぬ To describe a halfway and useless thing, you can use the following
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Benkei no Tachi Ōjō (弁慶の立ち往生 – Getting Stuck)
Benkei no Tachi Ōjō 弁慶の立ち往生 Two years ago, I introduced the term tachi ōjō (立ち往生), which means “to get stuck”
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Netto Benkei (ネット弁慶 – Keyboard Warrior)
Netto Benkei ネット弁慶 In my post two days ago, I introduced the term uchi Benkei (内弁慶), which means a person
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Uchi Benkei no Soto Jizō (内弁慶の外地蔵 – A Lion at Home and a Mouse Abroad)
Uchi Benkei no Soto Jizō 内弁慶の外地蔵 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the term uchi Benkei (内弁慶), which means a person
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Uchi Benkei (内弁慶 – A Lion at Home and a Mouse Abroad)
Uchi Benkei 内弁慶 A person who is strong and domineering inside the house, but cowardly outside, is called uchi Benkei
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