Me wo Sankaku ni Suru (目を三角にする – Getting Angry with a Stern Glare)
Me wo Sankaku ni Suru 目を三角にする When someone gets angry and lifts the corners of his/her eyes up, it can
Read moreMe wo Sankaku ni Suru 目を三角にする When someone gets angry and lifts the corners of his/her eyes up, it can
Read moreOni no Me ni mo Namida 鬼の目にも涙 Is there anyone around you who is cruel and scary like an ogre?
Read moreNagai Me de Miru 長い目で見る To make a decision by considering not only the present situation, but also the future
Read moreMe no Ue no Kobu 目の上の瘤 In Japanese society, there are people and things called me no ue no kobu
Read moreShiko no Kan 指呼の間 In my post two days ago, I introduced the term me to hana no saki (目と鼻の先),
Read moreMe to Hana no Saki 目と鼻の先 To describe a very close distance, Japanese people sometimes say me to hana no
Read moreKurushī 苦しい Now I am in a state called kurushī (苦しい). 私は今、「苦しい」です。 Kurushī is a term that describes a physically
Read moreOme ni Kakaru お目にかかる The most common Japanese term meaning to meet someone is au (会う). 誰か会う・対面することを意味する日本語で最も一般的なものは「会う」です。 However, if you
Read moreAteji Part 2 当て字 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced two meanings of ateji (当て字). 昨日は「当て字」が持つ二つの意味を紹介しました。 I would like to show
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