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Atatte Kudakero (当たって砕けろ – Go for Broke)

Atatte Kudakero 当たって砕けろ When the fear of failure prevents you from taking action, the phrase atatte kudakero (当たって砕けろ) could help

Typhoon No. 19 台風19号 A super large typhoon, Typhoon No. 19, hit Japan from October 12th to 13th. 10月12日から13日にかけて、超大型の台風19号が日本を直撃しました。 The

Ikinuki 息抜き People need ikinuki (息抜き) in their lives. 人が生きていく上で、「息抜き」は必要不可欠です。 Ikinuki means to rest, relax or refresh for a while

Hachiku no Ikioi 破竹の勢い When something has an intense momentum and it can’t be stopped, you can describe that using

Hana wo Oru 鼻を折る Continuing from yesterday’s post, I would like to talk about an idiom related to nose, ‘hana

Yudan 油断 To let one’s guard down or to be careless is called ‘yudan‘ (油断) in Japanese. 気をゆるめることや、注意を怠ることを、「油断」と言います。 ‘Yu‘ (油)

Kinchō no Ito ga Kireru 緊張の糸が解ける I finished my important work yesterday. 私は昨日、大事なイベントをこなしました。 I was very nervous until yesterday, but