Kachō Fūgetsu (花鳥風月 – Beauties of Nature)
Kachō Fūgetsu 花鳥風月 To describe a beautiful landscape of nature, you can use the four-character idiom ‘kachō fūgetsu‘ (花鳥風月). 自然の美しい風景や風物を表す四字熟語に、「花鳥風月」があります。
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Kiki Ippatsu (危機一髪 – Having a Close Shave)
Kiki Ippatsu 危機一髪 If you want to describe an extremely dangerous situation, you can use ‘kiki ippatsu’ (危機一髪) in Japanese.
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Kikokushijo (帰国子女 – Returnee Children)
Kikokushijo 帰国子女 A child who returned to his/her home country after living another country (at least one year) is called
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Taichō/Guai ga Warui (体調/具合が悪い – Feeling Sick)
Taichō/Guai ga Warui 体調/具合が悪い These days, I can say ‘taichō ga warui‘ (体調が悪い) about myself. ここ最近、私は「体調が悪い」です。 ‘Tai‘ (体) means “body”
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Kotatsu (こたつ)
Kotatsu こたつ I spent the winter without ‘kotatsu’ (こたつ) over the past two years. 私は去年と一昨年、こたつを使わずに冬を越しました。 However, this year I bought
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Kamoku (寡黙 – Silent)
Kamoku 寡黙 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese word ‘mukuchi‘ (無口) which means to talk little or a person
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Mukuchi (無口 – Having Few Words)
Mukuchi 無口 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese ‘oshaberi‘ (おしゃべり), which means to talk a lot about something. 昨日は、口数多く話すことを意味する「おしゃべり」という言葉を紹介しました。
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Oshaberi (おしゃべり – Gabbing/Babbler)
Oshaberi おしゃべり I am not a person called ‘oshaberi‘ (おしゃべり ) very much. 私はあまり「おしゃべり」ではありません。 ‘Osyaberi’ is a word made by
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Harawata ga Niekuri Kaeru (はらわたが煮えくり返る – Boiling with Anger)
Harawata ga Niekuri Kaeru 腸が煮えくり返る Today, I was about to ‘harawata ga niekuri kaeru‘ (はらわたが煮えくり返る). 私は今日、腸が煮えくり返りそうになりました。 ‘Harawata ga niekuri kaeru’
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