Kane ga Mono wo Iu (金が物を言う – Money Talks)
Kane ga Mono wo Iu 金が物を言う Sometimes a difficult situation can be solved with much money. 困難なことも、お金の力で解決できることがあります。 In such situations,
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Torikoshi Kurō (取り越し苦労 – Worrying about Nothing)
Torikoshi Kurō 取り越し苦労 I got the second vaccine of COVID-19 today. 私は今日、新型コロナウィルスの2回目のワクチン接種を終えました。 It is said that there are strong vaccine
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Ichi-en wo Warau Mono wa Ichi-en ni Naku (一円を笑うものは一円に泣く – Take Care of the Penny)
Ichi-en wo Warau Mono wa Ichi-en ni Naku 一円を笑うものは一円に泣く You should not treat money carelessly, even if it is a
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En no Shita no Chikaramochi (縁の下の力持ち – Power Behinds the Scenes)
En no Shita no Chikaramochi 縁の下の力持ち A person who works hard for someone else behind the scenes is called en
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Okuba ni Mono ga Hasamaru (奥歯に物が挟まる – Playing Words Games)
Okuba ni Mono ga Hasamaru 奥歯に物が挟まる When someone doesn’t say what he/she are thinking clearly, the way of speaking can
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Ichinan Satte Mata Ichinan (一難去ってまた一難 – )
Ichinan Satte Mata Ichinan 一難去ってまた一難 When misfortunes or difficulties come one after another with no time to rest, you can
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Hitosujinawa de wa Ikanai (一筋縄ではいかない – Being Never Easy)
Hitosujinawa de wa Ikanai 一筋縄ではいかない When a standard way of doing something does not work, it can be described as
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Chikokuma (遅刻魔 – Always Late)
Chikokuma 遅刻魔 Unfortunately, there are several people around me who are called chikokuma (遅刻魔). 私の周りには遅刻魔が数名います。 Chikoku (遅刻) means “late.” 「遅刻」は
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Shuyaku wa Okurete Yattekuru (主役は遅れてやってくる – Heroes Always Show up Late)
Shuyaku wa Okurete Yattekuru 主役は遅れてやってくる In most manga and anime, when some characters are in trouble, the main character or
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