Himojī (ひもじい – Hungry)
Himojī ひもじい If you are hungry and pained, you can express the feeling by using the Japanese himojī (ひもじい). お腹が空いてつらいことを、日本語で「ひもじい」と言います。
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Kahō wa Nete Mate (果報は寝て待て – Everything Comes to Those who Wait)
Kahō wa Nete Mate 果報は寝て待て A Japanese TV show conducted an interesting survey related to Japanese proverbs. 日本のあるテレビ番組で、ことわざに関する興味深い調査が行われました。 The targets
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Uma ga Au (馬が合う – Compatible)
Uma ga Au 馬が合う Do you have a friend who gets along or a compatible person? あなたの周りに、気がよく合う人や、相性が良い人はいますか？ You can use
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Mono Iu Hana (物言う花 – A Beautiful Woman)
Mono Iu Hana 物言う花 The Japanese word, ‘Hana‘ (花 – flower), can be used to imply a beautiful woman. ‘Flower’
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Ohana Batake (お花畑 – A Field of Flowers)
Ohana Batake お花畑 “A field of flowers” is translated into Japanese as “hana batake” (花畑) or “ohana batake” (お花畑). “A
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Ohana (お花 – One’s Favorite)
Ohana お花 Previously, I introduced you to the phrase “ohana tsumi ni iku” (お花摘みに行く – I will go picking flowers)
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Gyūjiru (牛耳る – Dominating)
Gyūjiru 牛耳る When someone controls an organization or a community as he/her want, we refer to the action as ‘gyūjiru’
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Gū no Ne mo Denai (ぐうの音も出ない)
Gū no Ne mo Denai ぐうの音も出ない Have you ever gotten into a situation where you cannot counter someone’s argument at
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Shōdō-gai (衝動買い – Impulse Buying)
Shōdō-gai 衝動買い Today I ordered a BlackBerry KEY2 at an overseas online shopping site. 私は今日、海外の通販サイトで BlackBerry の Key2 を注文しました。 These
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