Chi to Nari Niku to Naru (血となり肉となる)
Chi to Nari Niku to Naru 血となり肉となる Have you ever heard of the Japanese idiom, chi to nari niku to
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Kaeru no Ko wa Kaeru (蛙の子は蛙 – Like Father, Like Son)
Kaeru no Ko wa Kaeru 蛙の子は蛙 Yesterday, I talked about an idiom related to a parent tiger and its cub.
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Unubore (うぬぼれ – Egotism)
Unubore うぬぼれ Yesterday, I used the Japanese term “unubore” (うぬぼれ), in order to admonish a student. 私は昨日、学生を戒めるために「うぬぼれ」という言葉を使いました。 “Unubore” means that
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‘歳’ and ‘才’
Today, I’d like to introduce the Kanji, ‘歳（さい） and ‘才（さい）.’ Both of them are often used in the sense of
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