Kōbō mo Fude no Ayamari (弘法も筆の誤り – Even Homer Sometimes Nods): Part 2
Kōbō mo Fude no Ayamari: Part 2 弘法も筆の誤り Part 2 The Japanese proverb Kōbō mo fude no ayamari (弘法も筆の誤り) originates
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Takw wo Watta Yōna (竹を割ったような – Straightforward)
Takw wo Watta Yōna 竹を割ったような A person who has a straightforward and unpretentious character is sometimes described as take wo
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Ore de Nakya Minogashi Chau Ne (オレでなきゃ見逃しちゃうね – Anyone Else would have Missed It)
Ore de Nakya Minogashi Chau Ne オレでなきゃ見逃しちゃうね The slang phrase, ore de nakya minogashi chau ne (オレでなきゃ見逃しちゃうね), is sometimes seen
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Chara-o (チャラ男 – Shallow Man)
Chara-o チャラ男 Young men who dress fancy or are shallow in speech, behavior, and character are sometimes described by the
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Yamiochi (闇落ち – Falling to the Dark Side)
Yami-ochi 闇落ち Do you like situations where a right-minded character falls to the villain’s side in anime, manga, and video
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Yūjū Fudan (優柔不断 – Indecision)
Yūjū Fudan 優柔不断 Someone sometimes calls me yūjū fudan (優柔不断). 私はときどき「優柔不断」と言われます。 Yū (優) means “kind” and jū (柔) means “soft,”
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Doraemon’s Three Sizes (ドラえもんのスリーサイズ)
Doraemon’s Three Sizes ドラえもんのスリーサイズ In my post yesterday, I introduced the term surī saizu (スリーサイズ – which comes from “three
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Yome (嫁 – Daughter-in-Law)
Yome 嫁 A daughter-in-law is called yome (嫁) in Japanese. 息子の妻のことを、日本語で「嫁」と言います。 However, many Japanese men refer to their wives as
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Maruku-naru (丸くなる – Mellowing)
Maruku-naru 丸くなる It is said that the character of people tend to maruku-naru (丸くなる) as they get older. 人は歳を重ねると性格が「丸くなる」と言われています。 Since
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