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Nirunari Yakunari (煮るなり焼くなり – Whatever You Want)

Jul 17, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments boil, comic, grill, ingredient, movie, punishment, survival, treat, want, whatever

Nirunari Yakunari 煮るなり焼くなり When you do not care how you are treated or what punishment comes to you, you can

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Oshinobi (お忍び – Incognito)

Jul 11, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments careful, famous person, go out, hide, high-ranking person, incognito, ninja, secretly, travel

Oshinobi お忍び When a high-ranking or famous person goes out secretly, being careful not to be seen, it can be

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Shiri ni Hi ga Tsuku (尻に火がつく – Urgent)

Jul 03, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments ass, buttocks, dangerous, fire, imminent, panic, run, situation, urgent

Shiri ni Hi ga Tsuku 尻に火がつく When something is imminent and you are in a state of panic, it can

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Jūyaku Shukkin (重役出勤 – Fashionably Late)

Jun 14, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments attendance, control, employee, executive, fashionably late, late, sarcastic, work

Jūyaku Shukkin 重役出勤 Arriving at work much later than the opening time, or just being late, is commonly referred to

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The Names of the Fingers for Children

May 31, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments baby, children, elder brother, elder sister, family, father, finger, index finger, little finger, middle finger, mother, name, ring finger, thumb

The Names of the Fingers for Children 子ども向けの指の名前 In my post yesterday, I introduced the common names of yubi (指

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Ottamageru/Buttamageru (おったまげる/ぶったまげる – Mind-blowing)

May 24, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments beat, emphasize, push, surprise, surprised

Ottamageru/Buttamageru おったまげる/ぶったまげる In my post yesterday, I introduced the verb tamageru (たまげる), which means to be surprised. 昨日は「驚くこと」を意味する「たまげる」という言葉を紹介しました。 If you

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Atatte Kudakero (当たって砕けろ – Go for Broke)

May 17, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments break, challenge, determination, failure, fear, go for broke, hit, succeed

Atatte Kudakero 当たって砕けろ When the fear of failure prevents you from taking action, the phrase atatte kudakero (当たって砕けろ) could help

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Tebura (手ぶら – Empty-handed)

May 13, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments abbreviation, bra, breast, dangling, empty-handed, hand

Tebura 手ぶら When having nothing in your hands, the situation is described as tebura (手ぶら) in Japanese. 手に何も持っていないことを日本語で「手ぶら」といいます。 It is

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Kisama (貴様 – You!)

May 12, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments curse, group, honorific, pronoun, prostitute, respect, school, second-person, you

Kisama 貴様 In Japanese, sama (様) is often used as an honorific for a person. 日本語では、人に対する敬称として「様」がよく使われます。 In addition, ki (貴)

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