Idiom – Learning English and Japanese

Kokoro ni Shimiru (心にしみる – Being Impressed)

Kokoro ni Shimiru 心にしみる When expressing that you are impressed by something in English, you probably say in the way

Kono Ue Naku この上なく Today I would like to introduce you to the Japanese expression ‘kono ue naku‘ (この上なく), which

Uma ga Au 馬が合う Do you have a friend who gets along or a compatible person? あなたの周りに、気がよく合う人や、相性が良い人はいますか？ You can use

Mono Iu Hana 物言う花 The Japanese word, ‘Hana‘ (花 – flower), can be used to imply a beautiful woman. ‘Flower’

Gū no Ne mo Denai ぐうの音も出ない Have you ever gotten into a situation where you cannot counter someone’s argument at

Gata ga Kuru ガタがくる As I get older, it became difficult to stay up all night. 私は最近年をとったせいか、徹夜をするととてもつかれるようになりました。 If your body

Shimekiri ni Owareru 締め切りに追われる Since the deadline for a manuscript of an academic conference was 9 o’clock this morning, I

Ni no Ashi wo Fumu 二の足を踏む Have you ever hesitated or been reluctant to do something? 何かをするのに躊躇したり、尻込みしたことはありますか？ Such an action

Ikari Shintō ni hassuru 怒り心頭に発する For the last two days, I introduced you to idioms that mean a feeling of