Chikuba no Tomo (竹馬の友 – A Childhood Friend)
Chikuba no Tomo 竹馬の友 Do you have a childhood friend? あなたに幼馴染はいますか？ A childhood friend is sometimes called chikuba no tomo
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En no Shita no Chikaramochi (縁の下の力持ち – Power Behinds the Scenes)
En no Shita no Chikaramochi 縁の下の力持ち A person who works hard for someone else behind the scenes is called en
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Okuba ni Mono ga Hasamaru (奥歯に物が挟まる – Playing Words Games)
Okuba ni Mono ga Hasamaru 奥歯に物が挟まる When someone doesn’t say what he/she are thinking clearly, the way of speaking can
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Ichinan Satte Mata Ichinan (一難去ってまた一難 – )
Ichinan Satte Mata Ichinan 一難去ってまた一難 When misfortunes or difficulties come one after another with no time to rest, you can
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Nakute Nanakuse (なくて七癖 – Every Man Has His Own Peculiar)
Nakute Nanakuse なくて七癖 Do you have any habits? あなたには何か癖がありますか？ Even if you think you don’t have any habits, some will
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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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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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