Kobu and Tankobu (「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 – Bump)
Kobu and Tankobu 「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 In my post yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom meno ue no kobu (目の上の瘤 meaning “a
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Me no Ue no Kobu (目の上の瘤 – A Thorn in One’s Side)
Me no Ue no Kobu 目の上の瘤 In Japanese society, there are people and things called me no ue no kobu
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Idobata Kaigi (井戸端会議 – Small Talk)
Idobata Kaigi 井戸端会議 I sometimes see idobata kaigi (井戸端会議) when walking around my town. 街を歩いているとたまに「井戸端会議」を見かけます。 Idobata kaigi is when housewives
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Otesū Desuga (お手数ですが – I’m Sorry to Trouble You)
Otesū Desuga お手数ですが When asking someone to do a task in a business setting, we often use the phrase otesū
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Nezumi Tori (ねずみ捕り – Speed Trap)
Nezumi Tori ねずみ捕り Today, I would like to introduce the term nezumi tori (ねずみ捕り). 今日は「ねずみ捕り」という言葉を紹介します。 Since nezumi (ねずみ) means “rat/mouse”
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Rōbashin (老婆心 – Excessive Kindness)
Rōbashin 老婆心 The feeling of worrying about someone or the desire to give someone a word of advice is referred
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Iku Dō-on (異口同音 – Unanimously)
Iku Dō-on 異口同音 The four-character idiom iku dō-on (異口同音) means that many people say the same thing or have the
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Namida ni Shizumu (涙に沈む – Bathing in Tears)
Namida ni Shizumu 涙に沈む There are many Japanese phrases that mean crying. 泣くことを意味する表現はさまざまなものがあります。 Today, I would like to introduce a
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Gyafun to Iwaseru (ぎゃふんと言わせる – Beating Someone Down to Size)
Gyafun to Iwaseru ぎゃふんと言わせる Today, I would like to introduce the phrase gyafun to iwaseru (ぎゃふんと言わせる), which means to render
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