Ohire wo Tsukeru (尾ひれをつける – Embellishing a Story)
Ohire wo Tsukeru 尾ひれを付ける Some people embellish a story using something that’s not true. 何かを話すとき、事実でないことを交えて大げさに言う人がいます。 Such an act is called
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Urashima Tarō Part 2
(Today’s post is the continuation of yesterday’s post.) 浦島太郎 Part 2 Urashima Tarō decided to return to his village after
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Urashima Tarō Part 1
Day before yesterday, I stayed at a resort hotel called “Hotel Urashima” (ホテル浦島). 浦島太郎 Part 1 The name of this
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Family Trip in Summer
From yesterday to today, my relatives, my family and I have gone to a trip. 夏の家族旅行 Although it was tough
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Zako (雑魚 – Small Fry)
Zako 雑魚 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese word, “sanshita” (三下), which means a lower-level member of an organization. 昨日は、下っ端を意味する「三下」という言葉を紹介しました。 Today
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Sanshita (三下 – Small Fry)
Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “sanshita” (三下), which means a lower-level member of an organization.
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Zu ga Takai (頭が高い – Haughty)
Zu ga Takai 頭が高い Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese phrase, “me ga takai” (目が高い), the literal meaning of which is
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Me ga Takai (目が高い – Having a Good Eye)
There is the Japanese idiom, “me ga takai” (目が高い). 目が高い The “me” means “eye,” and the “takai” means “high,” so
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Hara ga Kuroi (腹が黒い – Scheming/Black Heart)
Hara ga Kuroi 腹が黒い The other day, I wrote that most Japanese idioms about “hara” (腹 – stomach) is related
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