cry – Learning English and Japanese

Namida wo Nomu (涙を呑む – Swallowing Tears)

TNamida wo Nomu 涙を呑む A few days ago, I took an action called ‘namida wo nomu’ (涙を呑む) in Japanese. 私は先日、涙を呑みました。

Ne wo Ageru 音を上げる I am about to do an action called ‘ne wo ageru‘ (音を上げる) in Japanese. 私は今、音を上げそうです。 Ne

Nakittsura ni Hachi 泣きっ面に蜂 Yesterday, I introduced you to the expression ‘fundari kettari‘ (踏んだり蹴ったり), which means that one bad thing

Yo wo Akasu 夜を明かす As a result of preparing a presentation for an academic conference, yo wo akashi mashita (夜を明かしました).