Mizu Irazu (水入らず – With Nobody Else)
Mizu Irazu 水入らず When I introduced the term “mizu kusai” (水臭い), which means that someone is formal and secretive, I
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Learning English and Japanese
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Proverb
Tsuru no Hitokoe
When discussing with a lot of people, it’s difficult to reach agreement. 鶴の一声 In such a case, a person of
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Itashi Kayushi (Mixed Blessing)
Itashi Kayushi 痛し痒し If you do what you want to do, some problems may happen. 何かをしたいと思っても、それをすると困ることがあるかもしれません。 In such a case,
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Jibara wo Kiru
Today I would like to talk about the Japanese idiom “jibara wo kiru (自腹を切る).” 自腹を切る “Ji (自)” means yourself, “bara
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Uso mo Houben
Today I will talk about the Japanese proverb “uso mo houben.” 嘘も方便 “Uso mo houben” means that sometimes you need
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Sumeba Miyako (Home is where you make it)
Sumeba Miyako 住めば都 Today I will talk about the Japanese proverb “sumeba miyako.” 今日は日本のことわざ「住めば都」を紹介します。 “Sumeba miyako” means that even if
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Risks of Getting Up Early
There is a proverb, “hayaoki wa sanmon no toku,” in Japan. 早起きのリスク “Hayaoki” means “getting up early,” “sanmon” means “three
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