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
Read More
Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
beat
Ottamageru/Buttamageru (おったまげる/ぶったまげる – Mind-blowing)
Ottamageru/Buttamageru おったまげる/ぶったまげる In my post yesterday, I introduced the verb tamageru (たまげる), which means to be surprised. 昨日は「驚くこと」を意味する「たまげる」という言葉を紹介しました。 If you
Read More
Gyafun to Iwaseru (ぎゃふんと言わせる – Beating Someone Down to Size)
Gyafun to Iwaseru ぎゃふんと言わせる Today, I would like to introduce the phrase gyafun to iwaseru (ぎゃふんと言わせる), which means to render
Read More