Me no Hoyō (目の保養 – Feasting to One’s Eyes)
Me no Hoyō 目の保養 The concept of enjoying looking at beautiful or pretty things can be described with the Japanese
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Kaze no Tayori (風の便り – A Little Bird Told Me)
Kaze no Tayori 風の便り A rumor that comes out of nowhere can be expressed as kaze no tayori (風の便り). どこからともなく伝わってくるうわさのことを、「風の便り」と表現します。
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Iki wo Nomu Utsukushisa (息を呑む美しさ – Breathtaking Beauty)
Iki wo Nomu Utsukushisa 息を呑む美しさ Lately, I work while natural landscape videos on a display installed at the back of
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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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Saishoku Kenbi (才色兼備 – Being both Talented and Beautiful)
Saishoku Kenbi 才色兼備 Have you ever seen a person with both talent and beautiful features? あなたの身の回りには、才能と美しい容姿の両方を持つ人はいますか？ Such a person is
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Ken wo Kisou (妍を競う – Vying in Beauty)
Ken wo Kisou 妍を競う When women compete on their beauty, you can describe the situation using the phrase ken wo
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Tateba Shakuyaku, Suwareba Botan, Aruku Sugata wa Yuri no Hana (立てば芍薬、座れば牡丹、歩く姿は百合の花) Part 1
Tateba Shakuyaku, Suwareba Botan, Aruku Sugata wa Yuri no Hana 立てば芍薬、座れば牡丹、歩く姿は百合の花 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to that 姥桜
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Tsuki to Suppon (月とスッポン – As Different as Day and Night)
Tsuki to Suppon 月とスッポン Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese phrase, “undei no sa,” which means a very big difference. 昨日は、大きな違いあるという意味の「雲泥の差」という言葉を紹介しました。
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Hana mo Hajirau (Even Flowers Get Shy)
Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese adjective “hana mo hajirau.” 花も恥じらう This is used to describe that a
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