Nani wo ka Iwan ya (何をか言わんや – Having Nothing to Say)
Nani wo ka Iwan ya 何をか言わんや When you are discouraged about something and have nothing to say, you can use
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archaic
Tamasaka (たまさか – “By Chance”)
Tamasaka たまさか In yesterday’s post, I introduced the Japanese adverb, tamatama (たまたま), which means “by chance.” 昨日は「偶然」を意味する副詞「たまたま」を紹介しました。 To mean the
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Shita-tsuzumi wo Utsu (舌鼓を打つ – Smacking One’s Lips)
Shita-tsuzumi wo Utsu 舌鼓を打つ In yesterday’s post, I introduced the phrase hō ga ochiru (頬が落ちる), which means that something is
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Kisaku (気さく – Frank)
Kisaku 気さく We express people who have frank or companionable character using the Japanese term 気さく (kisaku). さっぱりしていて、物事にこだわらない性格の人のことを、「気さく」と表現することがあります。 “Kisaku” comes
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