Hone Yasume (骨休め – Relaxation)
Hone Yasume 骨休め The concept of resting one’s body and healing fatigue is sometimes described as hone yasume (骨休め) in
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Funkotsu Saishin (粉骨砕身 – Breaking One’s Neck)
Funkotsu Saishin 粉骨砕身 The four-character idiom funkotsu saishin (粉骨砕身) can be used to describe someone working or striving with all
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The Reason Why Cats’ Backs Are Rounded
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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Nekomatagi (ねこまたぎ – Bad Fish/Fish Bone)
Nekomatagi ねこまたぎ Today, I learned the Japanese expression, nekomatagi (ねこまたぎ). 今日は「ねこまたぎ」という表現を知りました。 Since neko (ねこ/猫) means “cat” and matagi (またぎ) means
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Mi wo Ko ni Suru (身を粉にする – Working Hard)
Mi wo Ko ni Suru 身を粉にする I am working while mi wo ko ni suru/shite (身を粉にする/して). 私は「身を粉にして」働いています。 Since mi (身)
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Honenuki (骨抜き – Pulling Teeth)
Honenuki 骨抜き I have seen a person who has gone into a state called ‘honenuki’ (骨抜き). 私は「骨抜き」になった人を見たことがあります。 ‘Hone’ (骨) means
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Hiniku (皮肉 – Sarcasn/Irony)
Hiniku 皮肉 I heard that English has many sarcasm and irony. 英語には多くの皮肉表現（sarcasm/irony）があると聞きました。 Sarcasm and irony are called hiniku (皮肉) in
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