Amai Kao (甘い顔 – Pretty/Handsome Face) Part 2
Amai Kao Part 2 甘い顔 Part 2 In my post yesterday, I introduced the term amai kao (甘い顔), which means
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
appearance
Harebutai (晴れ舞台 – Big Moment)
Harebutai 晴れ舞台 In most cases, everyone will have several harebutai (晴れ舞台) in his/her life. 誰にでも大抵、人生に何度か「晴れ舞台」があります。 Hare (晴れ) usually means “sunny,”
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‘Yōshi Tanrei‘ and ‘Bimoku Shūrei‘ (「容姿端麗」と「眉目秀麗」 – “Beautiful Features”)
‘Yōshi Tanrei‘ and ‘Bimoku Shūrei‘ 「容姿端麗」と「眉目秀麗」 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idom ‘saishoku kenbi‘ (才色兼備), which means to
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Suttoko Dokkoi (すっとこどっこい – Idiot)
Suttoko Dokkoi すっとこどっこい Yesterday, I introduced you to the term ‘tokoroga dokkoi‘ (ところがどっこい). 昨日は「ところがどっこい」という言葉を紹介しました。 There is another term that uses
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Nigami Bashiru
As Japanese terms that represent a man with good appearance, there are “otoko mae” and “ike men” (“ike” is short
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