Kado ga Toreru (角が取れる – Mellowing)
Kado ga Toreru 角が取れる When someone who is harsh becomes to have a gentle nature due to his/her life experience,
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Etymology
Zettai Zetsumei (絶体絶命 – Certain Death)
Zettai Zetsumei 絶体絶命 Several days ago, I was being fallen into a situation called ‘zettai zetsumei’ (絶体絶命) in Japanese. 私は数日前、「絶体絶命」と呼ばれる状況に陥っていました。
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Isshin Furan (一心不乱 – Heart and Soul)
Isshin Furan 一心不乱 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom ‘chototsu moushin‘ (猪突猛進), which means to rush headlong into
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Chototsu Moushin (猪突猛進 – Rushing Recklessly)
Chototsu Moushin 猪突猛進 Since the animal symbol of this year is the boar (猪/亥 – read as ‘inoshishi/i‘), these days
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Neshōgatsu(寝正月 – Staying at Home during the New Year’s Holiday)
Neshōgatsu 寝正月 Happy New Year. あけましておめでとうございます。 This year I have done ‘neshōgatsu‘ (寝正月). 今年は「寝正月」をしました。 ‘Ne‘ (寝) means “sleep” and ‘shōgatsu‘
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Chinchin Kamokamo (ちんちんかもかも – Making Out/Snuggling)
Chinchin Kamokamo ちんちんかもかも To describe that a woman and a man make out or snuggle each other, you can use
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Kachō Fūgetsu (花鳥風月 – Beauties of Nature)
Kachō Fūgetsu 花鳥風月 To describe a beautiful landscape of nature, you can use the four-character idiom ‘kachō fūgetsu‘ (花鳥風月). 自然の美しい風景や風物を表す四字熟語に、「花鳥風月」があります。
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Kiki Ippatsu (危機一髪 – Having a Close Shave)
Kiki Ippatsu 危機一髪 If you want to describe an extremely dangerous situation, you can use ‘kiki ippatsu’ (危機一髪) in Japanese.
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Mukuchi (無口 – Having Few Words)
Mukuchi 無口 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese ‘oshaberi‘ (おしゃべり), which means to talk a lot about something. 昨日は、口数多く話すことを意味する「おしゃべり」という言葉を紹介しました。
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