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Shibui Kao (渋い顔 – Sour Face)

08/02/2019 Toru 0 Comments adult, attractive, bad, bitter, cool, dandy, face, feel, firm, man, men, offended, sour, tasteful, uncomfortable

Shibui Kao 渋い顔 I usually have a shibui kao (渋い顔) when feeling bad, uncomfortable, or offended. 私は嫌なことや不快なことがあると、たいてい「渋い顔」をします。 Since shibui (渋い)

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Furyō (不良 – Rogue/Hood)

07/21/201907/22/2019 Toru 0 Comments abbreviation, action, bad, boy, data, debt, girl, hometown, hood, product, rogue

Furyō 不良 Many furyō (不良) live in my hometown. 私の地元には、多くの「不良」が住んでいます。 Fu (不) is a negative prefix and ryō (良) means

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Aiso Warai (愛想笑い – Fake Smile)

05/26/2019 Toru 0 Comments ability, affable, attitude, bad, deal with, diplomatic, fake smile, good, human relationships, smile

Aiso Warai 愛想笑い I am not good at doing aiso warai (愛想笑い). 私は「愛想笑い」が得意ではありません。 ‘Aiso warai’ is a diplomatic smile to

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Nomikomi ga Hayai (飲み込みが早い – Learning Fast)

04/13/2019 Toru 0 Comments accept, bad, compliment, fast, learn, learner, phrase, quick, quickly, situation, swallow, understand

Nomikomi ga Hayai 飲み込みが早い Yesterday, I heard a compliment phrase, ‘nomikomi ga hayai‘ (飲み込みが早い). 私は昨日、「飲み込みが早い」という褒め言葉を耳にしました。 ‘Nomikomi‘ (飲み込み) means “to swallow

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Jigou Jitoku (自業自得 – Having It Coming)

02/08/201902/09/2019 Toru 0 Comments bad, behavior, Buddhist term, deed, deserve, factor, four-character idiom, good, have it coming, oneself, price, profit, ruin

Jigou Jitoku 自業自得 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese idiom ‘boketsu wo horu‘ (墓穴を掘る), which means to make a

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Hana ga Magaru (鼻が曲がる – Bad Smelling)

01/22/2019 Toru 0 Comments awful, bad, bad smell, bend, bent, distorted, nose, odor, smell, terrible

Hana ga Magaru 鼻が曲がる These days, I have written about Japanese idioms that use “nose.” 最近私は、「鼻」に関する慣用句を投稿し続けています。 Today, I would like

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Taichō/Guai ga Warui (体調/具合が悪い – Feeling Sick)

12/26/2018 Toru 0 Comments bad, body, case, condition, feel sick, fit, people, physical, thing

Taichō/Guai ga Warui 体調/具合が悪い These days, I can say ‘taichō ga warui‘ (体調が悪い) about myself. ここ最近、私は「体調が悪い」です。 ‘Tai‘ (体) means “body”

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Yoku Ieba, Waruku Ieba, (良く言えば～、悪く言えば～)

12/01/2018 Toru 0 Comments bad, connotation, earnest, good, hard head, head, inflexible. serious, negative, positive, say, speak

Yoku Ieba, Waruku Ieba, 良く言えば～、悪く言えば～ I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘ishiatama‘ (石頭 – hard head/inflexible) yesterday, and ‘majime‘

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Te wo Kiru (手を切る – Washing One’s Hands of)

09/20/2018 Toru 0 Comments bad, cut, cut off, hand, inappropriate, relationship, sexual, wash one's hand

Te wo Kiru 手を切る There is a Japanese expression, ‘te wo kiru’ (手を切る). 日本語には「手を切る」という表現があります。 Since ‘te‘ (手) means “hand” and

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