Shi ni Mono Gurui (死に物狂い – For Life)
Shi ni Mono Gurui 死に物狂い When you work on something seriously so hard that you don’t even fear death, it
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Tarō ni mo Jirō ni mo Tarinu (太郎にも次郎にも足りぬ – Neither One Thing Nor The Other)
Jirō ni mo Tarō ni mo Tarinu 次郎にも太郎にも足りぬ To describe a halfway and useless thing, you can use the following
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Benkei no Tachi Ōjō (弁慶の立ち往生 – Getting Stuck)
Benkei no Tachi Ōjō 弁慶の立ち往生 Two years ago, I introduced the term tachi ōjō (立ち往生), which means “to get stuck”
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Netto Benkei (ネット弁慶 – Keyboard Warrior)
Netto Benkei ネット弁慶 In my post two days ago, I introduced the term uchi Benkei (内弁慶), which means a person
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Uchi Benkei no Soto Jizō (内弁慶の外地蔵 – A Lion at Home and a Mouse Abroad)
Uchi Benkei no Soto Jizō 内弁慶の外地蔵 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the term uchi Benkei (内弁慶), which means a person
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Uchi Benkei (内弁慶 – A Lion at Home and a Mouse Abroad)
Uchi Benkei 内弁慶 A person who is strong and domineering inside the house, but cowardly outside, is called uchi Benkei
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Dai wa Shō wo Kaneru (大は小を兼ねる – The More, the Merrier)
Dai wa Shō wo Kaneru 大は小を兼ねる Which do you like better, big things or small things? 大きいものと小さいもの、どちらが好きですか？ If you prefer
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Oyabaka Kobaka (親馬鹿子馬鹿 – A Doting Parent and Spoiled Child)
Oyabaka Kobaka 親馬鹿子馬鹿 When a parent loves his/her child so much that he/her is unaware of the child’s foolish behavior,
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Teki ni Shio wo Okuru (敵に塩を送る – Helping One’s Enemy in Difficulty)
Teki ni Shio wo Okuru 敵に塩を送る When you help your enemy in trouble or distress, it is called teki ni
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