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Aku wa Nobeyo (悪は延べよ)

10/05/2019 Toru 0 Comments action, ASAP, bad, bad action, need, possible, postpone

Aku wa Nobeyo 悪は延べよ Yesterday, I introduced the proverb zen wa isoge (善は急げ), 昨日は、良いと思うことはすぐに実行すべきであることを意味する「善は急げ」ということわざを紹介しました。 Actually, this proverb has an additional

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Zen wa Isoge (善は急げ – “Now is the Time for Action”)

10/04/201910/05/2019 Toru 0 Comments action, caution, good, hasten, hesitation, hurry, virtue

Zen wa Isoge 善は急げ I sometimes remind myself of the Japanese proverb zen wa isoge (善は急げ). 私はときどき「善は急げ」ということわざを自分に言い聞かせます。 Since zen (善)

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Tsuke ga Mawaru (付けが回る – Deserving Thoughtless Behavior)

08/17/201908/19/2019 Toru 0 Comments action, behavior, bill, Bon holiday, come around, deserve, holiday, horrible, pile up, situation, thoughtless, work

Tsuke ga Mawaru 付けが回る I have enjoyed Bon holidays and hardly worked for the last few days. 私はここ数日、長期休暇を満喫し、ほとんど仕事をしませんでした。 As a

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Shibu-shibu (渋々 – Unwillingly/Reluctantly)

08/03/2019 Toru 0 Comments action, bitter, face, help, move, reluctantly, sour face, surrounding, unwillingly, walk

Shibu-shibu 渋々 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese term shibui kao (渋い顔), which means “sour face.” 昨日は「不愉快そうな顔」を意味する「渋い顔」という表現を紹介しました。 By repeating shibu (渋