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Okanmuri (お冠 – Bad Temper)

Apr 08, 2021Jun 02, 2021 Toru 0 Comments angle, angry, aristocrat, bad temper, bend, crown, Emperor, mood, protest, superior

Okanmuri お冠 To describe that someone is angry or in a bad mood, Japanese people sometimes use the term okanmuri

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The Reason Why Cats’ Backs Are Rounded

Apr 06, 2021Jun 02, 2021 Toru 0 Comments absorb, back, bend, bone, cat, flexibly, human, impact, joint, landing, rounded, spring, stretch

The Reason Why Cats’ Backs Are Rounded 猫が猫背の理由 In my post yesterday, I introduced the term nekoze (猫背 – literally

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Kusshi (屈指 – One of the Best)

Apr 12, 2019 Toru 0 Comments bend, count, finger, one of the best, rich, richest

Kusshi 屈指 I introduced ‘yubiori‘ (指折り), which means “to count something” or “one of the best” two days ago, and

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Yubiori Kazoeru (指折り数える – Waiting Eagerly)

Apr 11, 2019 Toru 0 Comments bend, count, eagerly, explicitly, finger, look forward, one of the best, wait, wedding

Yubiori Kazoeru 指折り数える Yesterday, I introduced the term ‘yubiori‘ (指折り), which means “to count something” or “one of the best.”

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Yubiori (指折り – One of the Best)

Apr 10, 2019 Toru 0 Comments bend, best, count, finger, fold, human, human beings, one of the best, pianist

Yubiori 指折り Human beings sometimes bend their fingers one by one when counting something. 人間は何かの数を数えるとき、手の指を順番に折り曲げていくことがあります。 To count something by bending

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Hana ga Magaru (鼻が曲がる – Bad Smelling)

Jan 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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Tawawa (たわわ – Growing Richly)

Sep 23, 2018Sep 23, 2018 Toru 0 Comments bend, bow, branch, cereal, fruit, grow, opportunity, rich, richly, stick, tree

Tawawa たわわ I think that there is less opportunity to use it, but I like the term ‘tawawa‘ (たわわ). あまり使う機会が多くありませんが、私は「たわわ」という表現が好きです。

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