Kusattemo Tai (腐っても鯛 – A Good Horse Becomes Never a Jade)
Kusattemo Tai 腐っても鯛 Truly excellent things or people would not lose their original value, even if they got somewhat worse.
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Toranu Tanuki no Kawazanyo (捕らぬ狸の皮算用 – Don’t Count Your Chickens before They are Hatched)
Toranu Tanuki no Kawazanyo 取らぬ狸の皮算用 I often do an act called “toranu tanuki no kawazanyo” (捕らぬ狸の皮算用). 私はよく「捕らぬ狸の皮算用」をします。 ‘Toranu‘ (捕らぬ) means
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Unomi (うのみ – Trusting the Obvious)
Unomi うのみにする I sometimes perform an action called ‘unomi‘ (うのみ). 私は時々、インターネット上にある情報をうのみにします。 ‘U‘ (う/鵜) means “cormorant,” and ‘nomi‘ (のみ/呑み) means “to
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How to Wear Trousers
How to Wear Trousers ズボンの履き方 I heard that most Westerners pass both their legs through trousers at the same time
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Tatami (畳 – Tatami Mat)
Tatami 畳 I like a smell of ‘tatami‘ (畳). 私は「畳」の匂いが好きです。 Tatami is a traditional Japanese flooring material in Japanese-style rooms;
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Isogaba Maware (急がば回れ – More Haste, Less Speed)
Isogaba Maware 急がば回れ Yesterday, a Lang-8 user taught me the English phrase “Haste makes waste.” 私は昨日、Lang-8 のユーザーから “Haste makes waste”
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Yudan Taiteki (油断大敵 – Don’t Be Careless)
Yudan Taiteki 油断大敵 Previously, I introduced you to the word ‘yudan‘ (油断), which means to let one’s guard down or
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Fusessei (不摂生 – Intemperance)
Fusessei 不摂生 These days I have lived a lifestyle called ‘fusessei‘ (不摂生). 最近私は「不摂生」な生活を送っています。 ‘Fu‘ (不) is a negative word, and
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Akuji Senri wo Hashiru (悪事千里を走る – Bad News has Wings)
Akuji Senri wo Hashiru 悪事千里を走る If you do bad things, the rumor will spread rapidly. 悪いことをしたとき、その噂というものは、すぐに広まってしまうものです。 To express such a
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