Ping Pong Dash (ピンポンダッシュ – Ding-dong Ditch)
Ping Pong Dash ピンポンダッシュ Recently in Japan, food delivery services such as “Uber Eats” and “Demaekan” have become widespread, but
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Hi no Kuruma (火の車 – Dire Straits)
I am in a little bad economic situation now. 火の車 If your household economy becomes extremely terrible, the situation will
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Fuda Tsuki (Notorious)
Fuda Tsuki 札付き I talked about “osumi tsuki” yesterday, and “origami tsuki” the day before yesterday. 昨日は「お墨付き」、一昨日は「折り紙つき」という言葉を紹介しました。 Both of these
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Shippo wo Tsukamu (Grab a Tail)
Shippo wo Tsukamu 尻尾をつかむ Today I will talk about the Japanese phrase “shippo wo tsukamu.” 今日は「尻尾をつかむ」という慣用句を紹介します。 The literal meaning is
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Te wo Someru (To Dye One’s Hand)
Te wo Someru 手を染める Yesterday, I introduced a Japanese idiom “ashi wo arau” (to wash one’s feet), which means “to
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