Hin sure ba Don suru (貧すれば鈍する – Poverty Dulls the Wit)
Hin sure ba Don suru 貧すれば鈍する If one becomes terribly poor, one’s brain may not work very well due to
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Month: May 2023
Kreki mo Yama no Nigiwai (枯れ木も山の賑わい – Anything Is Better than Nothing)
Kreki mo Yama no Nigiwai 枯れ木も山の賑わい The idiom kareki mo yama no nigiwai can describe a situation where even a
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Nurete de Awa (濡れ手で粟 – Easy Profit)
Nurete de Awa 濡れ手で粟 A situation where one gains a lot of profit easily without hardship can be described as
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Suzume Hyaku Made Odori Wasurezu (雀百まで踊り忘れず – What Is Learned in the Cradle Is Carried to the Tomb)
Suzume Hyaku Made Odori Wasurezu 雀百まで踊り忘れず It is difficult to break bad habits acquired in childhood, even as one grows
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Inochi Atte no Monodane (命あっての物種 – While There Is Life, There Is Hope)
Inochi Atte no Monodane 命あっての物種 It goes without saying, nothing is possible without life, and there is nothing to be
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Moving to HiNative
Moving to HiNative HiNative への移動を検討 For more than six years, Lang-8 has stopped accepting registrations from new users. 6年以上前から、Lang-8 はユーザの新規登録を停止しています。
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Saki ga Omoiyarareru (先が思いやられる – Being Worried about the Future)
Saki ga Omoiyarareru 先が思いやられる When you are worried that a bad situation is about to happen in the future, you
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Tou ni Ochizu Kataru ni Ochiru (問うに落ちず語るに落ちる – The Tongue Is Ever Turning to the Aching Tooth)
Tou ni Ochizu Kataru ni Ochiru 問うに落ちず語るに落ちる When people are asked about their secrets by others, they are wary and
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Nanka (なんか – Somehow)
Nanka なんか Young Japanese people often use the adverb nanka (なんか/何か) in daily conversation. 日本の若者は、会話の中で「なんか」という表現（副詞）をよく使います。 For example, you can say
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