Haisui no Jin (背水の陣 – Burning One’s Boats)
Haisui no Jin 背水の陣 When one is in a critical situation where they cannot step back and face challenges with
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Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou (火中の栗を拾う – Taking a Risk for Someone): Part 2
Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou: Part 2 火中の栗を拾う Part 2 Based on the fable “The Monkey and the Cat (Le
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Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou (火中の栗を拾う – Taking a Risk for Someone): Part 1
Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou: Part 1 火中の栗を拾う Part 1 Taking risks for someone else, with no benefit to oneself,
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Kyōka Suigetsu (鏡花水月 – Phantom)
Kyōka Suigetsu 鏡花水月 Beautiful things or phantoms that we can see but cannot touch are sometimes described as kyōka suigetsu
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Meikyō Shisui (明鏡止水 – Clear and Serene)
Meikyō Shisui 明鏡止水 When someone’s mind is completely free of distraction and is perfectly clear, the state is sometimes described
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Jirihin (ジリ貧 – Gradually Becoming Poor)
Jirihin ジリ貧 I could say that I am in a situation described with the term jirihin (ジリ貧). 私は「ジリ貧」の状態にあると言えます。 Jirihin is
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Ato wa No to Nare Yama to Nare (後は野となれ山となれ – After Me the Deluge)
Ato wa No to Nare Yama to Nare 後は野となれ山となれ If you think, “as long as I can solve the problem
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Garyō Tensei wo Kaku (画竜点睛を欠く – Lacking the Finishing Touch)
Garyō Tensei wo Kaku 画竜点睛を欠く When the most important part of completing something is missing, you can express the situation
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Kizi mo Nakazu wa Utaremai (雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい – Silence Keeps Your Safe)
Kizi mo Nakazu wa Utaremai 雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい Have you ever faced misfortune because you said something unnecessary? 余計なことを言ってしまったばかりに、災難に遭ったことはありますか？ If you find
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