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Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Feb 13, 2018Jan 02, 2024 courage, expression, heart, idiomatic, Japanese, liver, mind, stability, stout, symbol

Kimo ga Suwaru (肝が据わる)

Kimo ga Suwaru 肝が据わる Yesterday, I introduced you to the expression; 心臓に毛が生えている (shinzo ni ke ga haeteiru – hairs are Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Feb 12, 2018Jan 02, 2024 brazen, courage, expression, heart, influence, Japanese, liver, stout, symbol, tradition

Shinzo ni Ke ga Haeteiru (心臓に毛が生えている – Stout)

Shinzo ni Ke ga Haeteiru 心臓に毛が生えている We sometimes call a person who is stout and brazen 心臓に毛が生えている (shinzo ni ke Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 16, 2016Jan 03, 2024 backbone, courage, coward, drop out, energy, fool, funuke, guts, heart, Japanese

Funuke

Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “funuke”. 腑抜け “Funuke” means people who has no backbone, no Read More