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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Idiom
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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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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Nisoku Sanmon (二束三文 – Dirt Cheap)
Nisoku Sanmon 二束三文 Previously, I went to a secondhand bookstore to sell my books, but they became nisoku sanmon (二束三文).
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Shiri ga Karui (尻が軽い – Hasty)
Shiri ga Karui 尻が軽い I do not like people who are described as shiri ga karui (尻が軽い). 私は「尻が軽い」人があまり好きではありません。 ‘Shiri ga
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Heibon (平凡 – Ordinary)
Heibon 平凡 To describe that someone/something is ordinary and insipid, you can use the Japanese word heibon (平凡). 特に優れた点もなく並なことを「平凡」と言います。 Both
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Mune wo Fukuramaseru (胸をふくらませる – Full of Hope)
Mune wo Fukuramaseru 胸をふくらませる Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese expression mune wo haru (胸を張る). 昨日は「胸を張る」という日本語を紹介しました。 The literal meaning
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Mune wo Haru (胸を張る – Sticking One’s Chest out)
Mune wo Haru 胸を張る Yesterday, I did an action called mune wo haru (胸を張る). 私は昨日、「胸を張りました」。 Since mune (胸) means “chest”
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