Kusattemo Tai (腐っても鯛 – A Good Horse Becomes Never a Jade)
Kusattemo Tai 腐っても鯛 Truly excellent things or people would not lose their original value, even if they got somewhat worse.
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Learning English and Japanese
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Idiom
Isogaba Maware (急がば回れ – More Haste, Less Speed)
Isogaba Maware 急がば回れ Yesterday, a Lang-8 user taught me the English phrase “Haste makes waste.” 私は昨日、Lang-8 のユーザーから “Haste makes waste”
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Yudan Taiteki (油断大敵 – Don’t Be Careless)
Yudan Taiteki 油断大敵 Previously, I introduced you to the word ‘yudan‘ (油断), which means to let one’s guard down or
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Fundari Kettari (踏んだり蹴ったり – A Streak of Bad Luck)
Fundari Kettari 踏んだり蹴ったり Today was a day described as ‘fundari kettari‘ (踏んだり蹴ったり) to me. 今日は「踏んだり蹴ったり」な一日でした。 Fundari kettari is an expression
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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
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Kono Ue Naku (この上なく – Supremely)
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
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Uma ga Au (馬が合う – Compatible)
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
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Mono Iu Hana (物言う花 – A Beautiful Woman)
Mono Iu Hana 物言う花 The Japanese word, ‘Hana‘ (花 – flower), can be used to imply a beautiful woman. ‘Flower’
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Gū no Ne mo Denai (ぐうの音も出ない)
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
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