Shinsan wo Nameru (辛酸を嘗める – Having a Hard Time)
Shinsan wo Nameru 辛酸を嘗める Yesterday, I introduced the idiom ‘amai shiru wo suu‘ (甘い汁を吸う), which means to get profits without
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Amai Shiru wo Suu (甘い汁を吸う – Lining One’s Pockets)
Amai Shiru wo Suu 甘い汁を吸う There are people who take an action which is expressed as ‘amai shiru wo suu‘
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Gishin Anki (疑心暗鬼 – Doubts Beget Doubts)
Gishin Anki 疑心暗鬼 Today, I saw a person who has a mind called ‘gishin anki‘ (疑心暗鬼). 私は今日、「疑心暗鬼」になっている人を見ました。 This four-character idiom
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Hara wo Kukuru (腹をくくる – Bracing Oneself)
Hara wo Kukuru 腹をくくる Following yesterday and the day before yesterday, I would like to talk about an idiom that
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Hara wo Yomu/Hara wo Saguru (腹を読む/腹を探る – Reading One’s Mind/Sounding out One’s Mind)
Hara wo Yomu/Hara wo Saguru 腹を読む/腹を探る In Japan, long ago it was thought that the stomach contains one’s feelings or
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Futoppara (太っ腹 – Generous)
Futoppara 太っ腹 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese idiom ‘hara ga futoi‘ (腹が太い), which means that one’s heart/capacity is
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Hara ga Futoi (腹が太い – One’s Heart is Large)
Hara ga Futoi 腹が太い There is an idiom, ‘hara ga futoi‘ (腹が太い) in Japanese. 日本語には「腹が太い」という慣用句があります。 ‘Hara‘ (腹) usually means “stomach”
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Tsukeyakiba (付け焼き刃 – Borrowed Wisdom)
Tsukeyakiba 付け焼き刃 Have you ever been hastily acquired knowledge or skill as a stopgap measure? その場しのぎのために、間に合わせで一時的な知識や技術を身に着けたことはありますか？ Such a not-so-great measure
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Kaisha (会社 – Company)
Kaisha 会社 Most adults work at ‘kaisha‘ (会社). 多くの大人は、「会社」で働いています。 ‘Kaisha’ is an organization established for the purpose of profit and
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