Tamageru (たまげる – Being Surprised)
Tamageru たまげる To be surprised at something is sometimes expressed as tamageru (たまげる) in Japanese. 何かに驚くことを、日本語で「たまげる」ということがあります。 Tamageru can be written
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Ijō Desu (以上です – That’s All)
Ijō Desu 以上です Today, I participated in a technical committee meeting of an academic conference via Zoom. 今日は、Zoomで学会の専門委員会に参加しました。 There were
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Kiite Gokuraku Mite Jigoku (聞いて極楽見て地獄 – What Is a Paradise on Hearsay May Be a Hell at Sight)
Kiite Gokuraku Mite Jigoku 聞いて極楽見て地獄 Have you ever had an experience where what you heard and what you saw were
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Kaeru and Kawazu (「かえる」と「かわず」 – Frog)
Kaeru and Kawazu 「かえる」と「かわず」 蛙, which means “frog,” can be read in two ways: kaeru (かえる) and kawazu (かわず/かわづ). “Frog”
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Todo no Tsumari (とどのつまり – After All)
Todo no Tsumari とどのつまり When describing “at last” or “after all,” we sometimes say todo no tsumari (とどのつまり) in Japanese.
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Ebi de Tai wo Tsuru (海老で鯛を釣る – Throw a Sprat to Catch a Whale)
Ebi de Tai wo Tsuru 海老で鯛を釣る Making a large profit with a small investment or effort can be described as
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Atatte Kudakero (当たって砕けろ – Go for Broke)
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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Kaikaburu (買いかぶる – Overestimating)
Kaikaburu 買いかぶる To misjudge and overestimate a person’s ability is represented as kaikaburu (買いかぶる) in Japanese. 人の実力を見誤り過大評価することを、「買いかぶる」と言います。 Since kai (買い)
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Nodo Moto Sugi reba Atsusa wo Wasureru (喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる – Danger Past and God Forgotten)
Nodo Moto Sugi reba Atsusa wo Wasureru 喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる Some people forget all about the painful and difficult things once those
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