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Nirunari Yakunari (煮るなり焼くなり – Whatever You Want)

Jul 17, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments boil, comic, grill, ingredient, movie, punishment, survival, treat, want, whatever

Nirunari Yakunari 煮るなり焼くなり When you do not care how you are treated or what punishment comes to you, you can

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Nijū Gosai (二汁五菜 – Two Soups and Five Dishes)

Jul 16, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments ceremonial occasion, dish, formal, guest, main dish, meal, menu, samurai world, side dish, soup, traditional meal

Nijū Gosai 二汁五菜 In yesterday’ post, I Introduced ichijū sansai (一汁三菜), which is the traditional Japanese meal. 昨日は「一汁三菜」という日本の伝統的な献立を紹介しました。 On the

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Ichijū Sansai (一汁三菜 – A Traditional Japanese Meal)

Jul 15, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments daily meal, dish, fish, main dish, meal, meat, miso soup, side dish, soup, staple food, traditional meal, vegetable, well-balanced diet

Ichijū Sansai 一汁三菜 Do you have a well-balanced diet? 皆さん、バランスの良い食事はとれているでしょうか。 In Japan, ichijū sansai (一汁三菜) is often adopted as a

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Nagai Me de Miru (長い目で見る – Taking a Long View)

Jul 13, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments decision, eye, future, long run, long view, long-term, look, present

Nagai Me de Miru 長い目で見る To make a decision by considering not only the present situation, but also the future

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Ashi ga Bō ni Naru (足が棒になる – One’s Legs Are Tired)

Jul 12, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments leg, log, stand, stick, stiff, stiffness, tired, walk

Ashi ga Bō ni Naru 足が棒になる When you walk or stand for a long time and get so tired that

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Oshinobi (お忍び – Incognito)

Jul 11, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments careful, famous person, go out, hide, high-ranking person, incognito, ninja, secretly, travel

Oshinobi お忍び When a high-ranking or famous person goes out secretly, being careful not to be seen, it can be

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Roten Buro (露天風呂 – Outdoor Hot Spring Bath)

Jul 10, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments bath, COVID-19, hot spring, nature, open-air, outdoor, scenery, street stall

Roten Buro 露天風呂 I like to take a bath in a roten buro (露天風呂). 私は「露天風呂」が好きです。 Since roten (露天) means “open-air”

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Fugen Jikkō and Yūgen Jikkō (不言実行と有言実行 – Action before Words / Walking the Talk)

Jul 09, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments action, doing, four-character idiom, negative, positive, saying, talk, walk, words

Fugen Jikkō and Yūgen Jikkō 不言実行と有言実行 To do what you have to do without saying a word is described as

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Wara ni mo Sugaru (わらにもすがる – Act of Desperation)

Jul 08, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments clutch, desperation, rely, situation, straw, useless

Wara ni mo Sugaru わらにもすがる Have you ever relied on something useless when you were driven into a corner? 追い込まれてどうにもならなくなったとき、頼りにならないものにまで頼ってしまったことはありますか?

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