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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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Nekomatagi (ねこまたぎ – Bad Fish/Fish Bone)

Aug 08, 2019Aug 17, 2019 Toru 0 Comments bad fish, bone, cat, eat, fish, pass by, region, step over

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)

Jun 25, 2019 Toru 0 Comments body, bone, finger, powder, powdery, work, work 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)

Oct 30, 2018Oct 30, 2018 Toru 0 Comments backbone, be madly in love, belief, bone, chicken, fish, lose, pull out, pull teeth, remove, sexual factor

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)

Jun 01, 2018 Toru 0 Comments bone, flesh, irony, marrow, sarcasm, skin

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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