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Kibisu wo Kaesu (踵を返す – Returning Back)

Jul 23, 2019Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments direction, go back, heel, novel, old reading, return, return back, take back

Kibisu wo Kaesu 踵を返す When I read a Japanese novel, I found that the idiom kibisu wo kaesu (踵を返す) appears

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Sihou Happou (四方八方 – Every Direction)

Mar 21, 2019 Toru 0 Comments direction, east, eight, every, four, four-character idiom, narrow sense, North, south, west

Sihou Happou 四方八方 In my previous post, I introduced the word ‘happou‘ (八方), which means every direction in the surroundings.

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Yatsuatari (八つ当たり – Misdirected Anger)

Feb 09, 2019Feb 09, 2019 Toru 0 Comments act, anger, bump, calmness, direction, eight, hit, misdirected, surroundings, unrelated people

Yatsuatari 八つ当たり Today, I did an act called ‘yatsuatari‘ (八つ当たり). 私は今日、「八つ当たり」をしました(反省しています)。 ‘Yatsuatari’ means that when you get angry with something,

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Ehoumaki (恵方巻 – Lucky Direction Roll)

Feb 03, 2019 Toru 0 Comments direction, disposal, eat, event, face, February, lucky, lucky direction, massive, roll, silently, spring, sushi

Ehoumaki 恵方巻 February 3rd is ‘setsubun‘ (節分). 今日、2月3日は節分です。 Setsubun is the day before the beginning of spring (February 4th), and

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Houkou Onchi / Undō Onchi (方向音痴 / 運動音痴)

Nov 16, 2018 Toru 0 Comments ability, direction, exercise, get lost, poor, sense, sing, sport, tone deaf

Houkou Onchi / Undō Onchi 方向音痴/運動音痴 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘onchi‘ (音痴), which means “tone deaf.”

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