Hito no Furi mite Wa-ga Furi Naose (人の振り見て我が振り直せ)
Hito no Furi mite Wa-ga Furi Naose 人の振り見て我が振り直せ The day before yesterday, I introduced the idiom hanmen kyōshi (反面教師), which
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Tsuke ga Mawaru (付けが回る – Deserving Thoughtless Behavior)
Tsuke ga Mawaru 付けが回る I have enjoyed Bon holidays and hardly worked for the last few days. 私はここ数日、長期休暇を満喫し、ほとんど仕事をしませんでした。 As a
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Shiri ga Karui (尻が軽い – Hasty)
Shiri ga Karui 尻が軽い I do not like people who are described as shiri ga karui (尻が軽い). 私は「尻が軽い」人があまり好きではありません。 ‘Shiri ga
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Tenohira wo Kaesu (手のひらを返す – Turning a 180)
Tenohira wo Kaesu 手のひらを返す I often find people who do an act called tenohira wo kaesu (手のひらを返す). 私はインターネット上で、よく「手のひらを返す」人を見かけます。 Since tenohira
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Shichiten Hakki (七転八起 – Never Giving Up)
Shichiten Hakki 七転八起 If there is a person who tries many times despite repeated failures, his/her behavior can be described
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Jigou Jitoku (自業自得 – Having It Coming)
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 ni Tsuku (鼻につく – Getting Annoyed)
Hana ni Tsuku 鼻につく When feeling annoyed with someone’s words or behavior, you can express it by using the Japanese
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