Taikoban wo Osu (太鼓判を押す – Guaranteeing)
Taikoban wo Osu 太鼓判を押す Yesterday, I introduced you to the term ‘machigai-nai‘ (間違いない), which means that there is no doubt
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Machigai-Nai (間違いない – Doubtless)
Machigainai 間違いない Today, I saw an advertisement saying that ‘Machigai-nai *** desu’ (間違いない○○です) in my university. 今日、「間違いない○○です」と書かれた広告を見かけました。 ‘Machigai’ (間違い) means
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Otasā no Hime (オタサーの姫 – “Princess in a Nerds’ Club”)
Otasā no Hime オタサーの姫 Yesterday, I introduced you to the term ‘kou itten‘ (紅一点), which means a woman among many
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Kou Itten (紅一点 – The Only Woman in a Group)
Kou Itten 紅一点 A group I know is composed of about twenty men and one woman. 私が知るあるグループは、男性20人と女性1人で構成されています。 When a woman
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Miira-tori ga Miira ni Naru (ミイラ取りがミイラになる – Many Go out for Wool and Come Home Shorn)
Miira-tori ga Miira ni Naru ミイラ取りがミイラになる I sometimes fall into a situation described by the proverb ‘miira-tori ga miira ni
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聞く and 聴く (Listen/Hear)
聞く and 聴く 「聞く」と「聴く」 I often “listen” to popular music. 私はよく音楽を「聴き」ます。 Besides, these days I often hear the sound of
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Shippo wo Dasu (尻尾を出す – Revealing One’s Secret Unintentionally)
Shippo wo Dasu 尻尾を出す The other day I introduced you to the idiom boro ga deru (ぼろが出る), which means to
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Boro ga Deru (ぼろが出る – Letting One’s Fault Reveal Unexpectedly)
Boro ga Deru ぼろが出る Have you ever let your secret faults reveal unexpectedly? 人に見られないよう隠してきた欠点が、不意に出てしまったことはありますか？ Such a situation can be described
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