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Mago ni mo Ishō (馬子にも衣装 – Fine Feathers Make Fine Bird)

May 06, 2023May 19, 2023 Toru 0 Comments 2022, bird, clothes, feature, horse, job, modesty, respectable, shabby, teasing, well-dressed

Mago ni mo Ishō 馬子にも衣装 Anyone can look respectable if they are well-dressed. どんな人間でも、身なりを整えれば立派な人に見えるものです。 To describe the situation, you can

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Kichin-to (きちんと – Neatly)

May 13, 2019Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments adverb, children, Chinese, clothes, do, fold, imperative form, neatly, orderly, parents, well-organized

Kichin-to きちんと Japanese parents may say ‘kichin-to shinasai’ (きちんとしなさい) when scolding their children. だらしない子どもに対して、親は「きちんとしなさい」と言って叱ることがあります。 Kichin-to (きちんと) is an adverb that

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Kinakusai (きな臭い – Suspicious)

Nov 21, 2018Nov 21, 2018 Toru 0 Comments burn, burnt, clothes, fire, incident, smell, stink, suspicious, tree, war

Kinakusai きな臭い When describing that something is suspicious, you can use the Japanese ‘kinakusai‘ (きな臭い). 何かが疑わしいことを表す日本語に「きな臭い」があります。 ‘kusai‘ (臭い) means “to