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Mi wo Musubu (実を結ぶ – Bearing Fruit)

Jul 02, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments bear, bear fruit, effort, fruit, good result, plant, tie

Mi wo Musubu 実を結ぶ When efforts lead to good results, it can be expressed as mi wo musubu (実を結ぶ) in

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Ebi de Tai wo Tsuru (海老で鯛を釣る – Throw a Sprat to Catch a Whale)

May 18, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments baby, effort, fish, investment, profit, sea bream, shrimp, sprat, whale

Ebi de Tai wo Tsuru 海老で鯛を釣る Making a large profit with a small investment or effort can be described as

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Otesū Desuga (お手数ですが – I’m Sorry to Trouble You)

Apr 23, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments business, effort, labor, polite, sorry, trouble

Otesū Desuga お手数ですが When asking someone to do a task in a business setting, we often use the phrase otesū

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Fumin Fukyū (不眠不休 – Without Sleep or Rest)

Jan 30, 2019 Toru 0 Comments concentrate, effort, make an effort, negative, prefix, rest, sleep, with no, without

Fumin Fukyū 不眠不休 When you do something without sleeping or resting, it is referred to as ‘fumin fukyū‘ (不眠不休) in

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Yakeishi ni Mizu (焼け石に水 – An Effort that’s Bound to Fail)

Nov 29, 2018 Toru 0 Comments burnt, effort, stone, support, temperature, water

Yakeishi ni Mizu 焼け石に水 Slight efforts or supports could be not useful. 努力や援助が少ないと、何の役にも立たないことがあります。 The Japanese proverb ‘Yakeishi ni mizu’ (焼け石に水)

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