Shippo wo Dasu (尻尾を出す – Revealing One’s Secret Unintentionally)
Shippo wo Dasu 尻尾を出す The other day I introduced you to the idiom boro ga deru (ぼろが出る), which means to
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Boro ga Deru (ぼろが出る – Letting One’s Fault Reveal Unexpectedly)
Boro ga Deru ぼろが出る Have you ever let your secret faults reveal unexpectedly? 人に見られないよう隠してきた欠点が、不意に出てしまったことはありますか？ Such a situation can be described
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Pochi (ポチ)
Pochi ポチ Dogs are the animal with the oldest history as pets, and many dogs are bred all over the
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Yoru Gohan (夜ごはん – Dinner)
Yoru Gohan 夜ごはん “Breakfast” is referred to as ‘asa gohan’ (朝ごはん – literally “morning meal”) in Japanese. “Breakfast” のことを日本語で「朝ごはん」と言います。 “Lunch”
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Sazukari Kon (授かり婚 – Shotgun Wedding)
Sazukari Kon 授かり婚 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘dekichatta kekkon’ (できちゃった結婚), which means “shotgun wedding.” 昨日は「できちゃった結婚」という言葉を紹介しました。 However,
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Dekichatta Kekkon (できちゃった結婚 – Shotgun Wedding)
Dekichatta Kekkon できちゃった結婚 Today, I would like to introduce you to the Japanese slang term ‘dekichatta kekkon‘ (できちゃった結婚). 今日は日本の俗語「できちゃった結婚」を紹介します。 ‘Dekichatta‘
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Me ga Nai (目がない – Having a Weakness)
Me ga Nai 目がない When you want to describe that someone is crazy fond of something, you can use the
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Namida wo Nomu (涙を呑む – Swallowing Tears)
TNamida wo Nomu 涙を呑む A few days ago, I took an action called ‘namida wo nomu’ (涙を呑む) in Japanese. 私は先日、涙を呑みました。
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