Tamatama (たまたま – “By Chance”)
Tamatama たまたま The Japanese adverb tamatama (たまたま) means that something happens by chance. 日本語の「たまたま」は、「偶然」を表す副詞です。 Tamatama is often used in our
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Yabuisha no Genkan (藪医者の玄関 – Deception)
Yabuisha no Genkan 藪医者の玄関 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the term yabuisha (藪医者), which means a “bad doctor.” 昨日は、治療や診断が下手な医者を意味する「藪医者」という言葉を紹介しました。 There
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Yabuisha (藪医者 – Bad Doctor)
Yabuisha 藪医者 A doctor who often makes mistakes in treatment or diagnosis is called yabuisha (藪医者) in Japanese. 治療や診断が下手な医者のことを、「藪医者」といいます。 Since
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Kiyō Binbō (器用貧乏 – Jack of All Trades and Master of None)
Kiyō Binbō 器用貧乏 There is the word kiyō (器用), which means “dexterity.” “Dexterity” を意味する「器用」という言葉があります。 In addition, there is the word
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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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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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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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