CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 29, 2017Jan 03, 2024 big, bold, Buddhist, exaggerate, grandiose, inordinate, Japanese, meaning, oogesa, term Oogesa (大げさ – Exaggerated) Oogesa 大げさ If you make a grandiose claim or exaggerate something, you may be said “oogesa” (大げさ) in Japanese. 物事を実際よりも誇張して見せることを、「大げさ」と言います。 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 20, 2017Jan 03, 2024 culture, embellish, exaggerate, expression, idiom, Japanese, kanji, meaning, phrase, proverb Shinshō Boudai (針小棒大 – Making Mountains out of Molehills) Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom, “ohire wo tsukeru” (尾ひれを付ける), which menas to embellish or exaggerate a story using something Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 19, 2017Jan 03, 2024 embellish, exaggerate, fin, fish, Japan, lie, ohire, proverb, story, tail Ohire wo Tsukeru (尾ひれをつける – Embellishing a Story) Ohire wo Tsukeru 尾ひれを付ける Some people embellish a story using something that’s not true. 何かを話すとき、事実でないことを交えて大げさに言う人がいます。 Such an act is called Read More