Tetsu wa Atsui uchi ni Ute (鉄は熱いうちに打て – Strike while the Iron Is Hot)
Tetsu wa Atsui uchi ni Ute 鉄は熱いうちに打て You should never miss the appropriate time to do something. 物事は適切な時期を逃さず取り組んだほうが、よい結果に繋がります。 To explain
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Month: September 2021
Se ni Hara wa Kaerarenu (背に腹はかえられぬ – Necessity Knows No Law)
Se ni Hara wa Kaerarenu 背に腹はかえられぬ To protect something important, some sacrifice may be inevitable. 大切なことを守るためには、多少の犠牲はやむを得ないかもしれません。 To explain this fact,
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Hitosujinawa de wa Ikanai (一筋縄ではいかない – Being Never Easy)
Hitosujinawa de wa Ikanai 一筋縄ではいかない When a standard way of doing something does not work, it can be described as
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Ahoge (アホ毛 – Cowlick)
Ahoge アホ毛 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the word ahoge (あほ毛), which means “stray hair.” 昨日は、”stray hair” を意味する「あほ毛」という言葉を紹介しました。 This word
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Ahoge (あほ毛 – Stray Hair)
Ahoge あほ毛 When you set your hair, some short hairs may pop out from the surface of your hair. Such
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Chikokuma (遅刻魔 – Always Late)
Chikokuma 遅刻魔 Unfortunately, there are several people around me who are called chikokuma (遅刻魔). 私の周りには遅刻魔が数名います。 Chikoku (遅刻) means “late.” 「遅刻」は
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Shuyaku wa Okurete Yattekuru (主役は遅れてやってくる – Heroes Always Show up Late)
Shuyaku wa Okurete Yattekuru 主役は遅れてやってくる In most manga and anime, when some characters are in trouble, the main character or
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Oyakōkō Shitai Toki ni wa Oya wa Nashi (親孝行したいときには親はなし – When One Would Be Filial, One’s Parents Are Gone)
Oyakōkō Shitai Toki ni wa Oya wa Nashi 親孝行したいときには親はなし In yesterday’s post, I introduced the proverb ishi ni futon wa
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Ishi ni Futon wa Kiserarezu (石に布団は着せられず – When One Would Be Filial, One’s Parents Are Gone)
Ishi ni Futon wa Kiserarezu 石に布団は着せられず There is the Japanese proverb, ishi ni futon wa kiserarezu (石に布団は着せられず). 日本には「石に布団は着せられず」ということわざがあります。 Since ishi
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