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Toru Oct 30, 2018Oct 30, 2018 0 Comments backbone, be madly in love, belief, bone, chicken, fish, lose, pull out, pull teeth, remove, sexual factor

Honenuki (骨抜き – Pulling Teeth)

Honenuki 骨抜き I have seen a person who has gone into a state called ‘honenuki’ (骨抜き). 私は「骨抜き」になった人を見たことがあります。 ‘Hone’ (骨) means Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 16, 2016Jan 03, 2024 backbone, courage, coward, drop out, energy, fool, funuke, guts, heart, Japanese

Funuke

Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “funuke”. 腑抜け “Funuke” means people who has no backbone, no Read More