Shucchō (出張 – Business Trip)
Shucchō 出張 I am now visiting the US on a business trip. 私は今、出張 (business trip)でアメリカに来ています。 To visit a different area
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Learning English and Japanese
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Idiom
Yō wo Tasu (用を足す – Go to the Bathroom)
Yō wo Tasu 用を足す I used the expression ‘yō wo tasu‘ (用を足す) in my yesterday’s post. 私は昨日の投稿の中で、「用を足す」という表現を使いました。 ‘Yō‘ (用) means
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Shichiten Hakki (七転八起 – Never Giving Up)
Shichiten Hakki 七転八起 If there is a person who tries many times despite repeated failures, his/her behavior can be described
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Gobu Gobu (五分五分 – Half and Half)
Gobu Gobu 五分五分 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom ‘kubu kurin‘ (九分九厘), which means that a probability or
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Kubu Kurin (九分九厘 – A Hundred to One)
Kubu Kurin 九分九厘 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom ‘jucchū hakku‘ (十中八九), which means that the probability is
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Jucchū Hakku (十中八九 – Ten to One)
Jucchū Hakku 十中八九 To express that possibility is high or something is most likely to happen, you can use the
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Mune ga Ippai ni Naru (胸がいっぱいになる – Overflowing)
Mune ga Ippai ni Naru 胸がいっぱいになる Yesterday, a farewell party for teachers who would retire or change their jobs at
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Ōme ni Miru (大目に見る – Overlooking)
Ōme ni Miru 大目に見る Yesterday, I introduced you to the idiom ‘ōmedama wo kuu‘ (大目玉を食う), which means to be scolded
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Ōmedama wo Kuu (大目玉を食う – Getting a Rocket)
Ōmedama wo Kuu 大目玉を食う To be scolded very harshly can be described as ‘ōmedama wo kuu‘ (大目玉を食う) in Japanese. 目上の人からひどく叱られることを、「大目玉を食う」と言います。
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