Owari no Nai no ga Owari (終わりのないのが終わり – Endless Cycle)
Owari no Nai no ga Owari 終わりのないのが終わり Yesterday, I introduced the phrase owari no hajiamri (終わりの始まり), which literally means “the
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Owari no Hajimari (終わりの始まり – The Beginning of the End)
Owari no Hajimari 終わりの始まり When I heard the announcement of the closure of Lang-8, the phrase owari no hajimari (終わりの始まり)
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Ryūtō Dabi (竜頭蛇尾 – Anticlimax)
Ryūtō Dabi 竜頭蛇尾 A situation where one starts off impressively but loses momentum at the end can be expressed with
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Hinemosu (ひねもす – Whole Day)
Hinemosu ひねもす Yesterday, I introduced the classical Japanese term yo mo sugara (夜もすがら), which means “all through the night.” 昨日は、”all
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Yo mo Sugara (夜もすがら – Through the Night)
Yo mo Sugara 夜もすがら Today I would like to introduce one of the classical Japanese terms that has a beautiful
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Makuhiki (幕引き – Closing a Curtain)
Makuhiki 幕引き The academic conference in which I am participating is approaching ‘makuhiki‘ (幕引き). 現在参加している学会も、間もなく「幕引き」です。 ‘Makihiki’ means that things or
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Zettai Zetsumei (絶体絶命 – Certain Death)
Zettai Zetsumei 絶体絶命 Several days ago, I was being fallen into a situation called ‘zettai zetsumei’ (絶体絶命) in Japanese. 私は数日前、「絶体絶命」と呼ばれる状況に陥っていました。
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Tokoton (とことん – Thoroughly)
Tokoton とことん When you want to express the end of things or doing something thoroughly, you can use the Japanese
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