Te ni Ase wo Nigiri (手に汗を握る – Thrilling)
Te ni Ase wo Nigiri 手に汗を握る Being excited or nervous by seeing/hearing a tense situation is called te ni ase
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Essay
Asedaku (汗だく – Sweaty)
Asedaku 汗だく In summer, I often become a state described as asedaku (汗だく). 夏、私はよく「汗だく」になります。 Asedaku means that much sweat bursts
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Shoshi Kantetsu (初志貫徹 – Carrying out Your Original Intention)
Shoshi Kantetsu 初志貫徹 Today I would like to introduce my favorite four-character idiom shoshi kantetsu (初志貫徹). 今日は私の好きな四字熟語「初志貫徹」を紹介します。 Sho (初) means
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Oshare (おしゃれ – Smart/Chic/Fashionable) Part 2
Oshare Part 2 おしゃれ Part 2 Yesterday, I talked about the Japanese term oshare (おしゃれ), which means to dress up
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Oshare (おしゃれ – Smart/Fancy) Part 1
Oshare Part 1 おしゃれ part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term omekashi (おめかし), which means to dress
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Omekashi (おめかし – Dressing up)
Omekashi おめかし Most women will do omekashi (おめかし) when dating with their lovers or meeting someone they like. 多くの女性は恋人とデートするときや好きな人と会うとき、「おめかし」をします。 O
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Mōtō-nai (毛頭ない – Least of All)
Mōtō-nai 毛頭ない When denying something strongly, we sometimes say mōtō-nai (毛頭ない) by adding mōtō (毛頭) to the negative term nai
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Ninin Sankyaku (二人三脚 – Cooperating with One Another)
Ninin Sankyaku 二人三脚 We say ninin sankyaku (二人三脚) to describe that two people sharing the same purpose cooperate. 誰かと二人で協力して物事に取り組むことを、「二人三脚」と表現することがあります。 Ni
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Ome ni Kakaru (お目にかかる – Having the Pleasure of Meeting)
Ome ni Kakaru お目にかかる The most common Japanese term meaning to meet someone is au (会う). 誰か会う・対面することを意味する日本語で最も一般的なものは「会う」です。 However, if you
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