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Nagai Me de Miru (長い目で見る – Taking a Long View)

Jul 13, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments decision, eye, future, long run, long view, long-term, look, present

Nagai Me de Miru 長い目で見る To make a decision by considering not only the present situation, but also the future

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Ashi ga Bō ni Naru (足が棒になる – One’s Legs Are Tired)

Jul 12, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments leg, log, stand, stick, stiff, stiffness, tired, walk

Ashi ga Bō ni Naru 足が棒になる When you walk or stand for a long time and get so tired that

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Fugen Jikkō and Yūgen Jikkō (不言実行と有言実行 – Action before Words / Walking the Talk)

Jul 09, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments action, doing, four-character idiom, negative, positive, saying, talk, walk, words

Fugen Jikkō and Yūgen Jikkō 不言実行と有言実行 To do what you have to do without saying a word is described as

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Wara ni mo Sugaru (わらにもすがる – Act of Desperation)

Jul 08, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments clutch, desperation, rely, situation, straw, useless

Wara ni mo Sugaru わらにもすがる Have you ever relied on something useless when you were driven into a corner? 追い込まれてどうにもならなくなったとき、頼りにならないものにまで頼ってしまったことはありますか?

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Mune wo Utsu (胸を打つ – Moving One’s Heart)

Jul 05, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments heart, move, move heart, strike, strike heart

Mune wo Utsu 胸を打つ To move or strike someone’s heart strongly is expressed as mune wo utsu (胸を打つ) in Japanese.

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Mushi ga Sukanai (虫が好かない – Just Don’t Like)

Jul 04, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments consciousness, don't like, emotion, hate, insect, reason

Mushi ga Sukanai 虫が好かない When you do not like something without a specific reason, it can be expressed as mushi

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Shiri ni Hi ga Tsuku (尻に火がつく – Urgent)

Jul 03, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments ass, buttocks, dangerous, fire, imminent, panic, run, situation, urgent

Shiri ni Hi ga Tsuku 尻に火がつく When something is imminent and you are in a state of panic, it can

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Mi wo Musubu (実を結ぶ – Bearing Fruit)

Jul 02, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments bear, bear fruit, effort, fruit, good result, plant, tie

Mi wo Musubu 実を結ぶ When efforts lead to good results, it can be expressed as mi wo musubu (実を結ぶ) in

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Kao ni Doro wo Nuru (顔に泥を塗る – Making Someone Lose Face)

Jul 01, 2021Aug 06, 2021 Toru 0 Comments face, honor, lose face, mud, prestige, put on, shame

Kao ni Doro wo Nuru 顔に泥を塗る To put someone to shame or to make someone lose face is expressed as

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