Ōjōgiwa ga Warui (往生際が悪い – Bad Loser)
Ōjōgiwa ga Warui 往生際が悪い The Japanese idiom, ōjōgiwa ga warui (往生際が悪い), is used to describe people who try to refuse
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Shippo wo Dasu (尻尾を出す – Revealing One’s Secret Unintentionally)
Shippo wo Dasu 尻尾を出す The other day I introduced you to the idiom boro ga deru (ぼろが出る), which means to
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Boro ga Deru (ぼろが出る – Letting One’s Fault Reveal Unexpectedly)
Boro ga Deru ぼろが出る Have you ever let your secret faults reveal unexpectedly? 人に見られないよう隠してきた欠点が、不意に出てしまったことはありますか？ Such a situation can be described
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Tama ni Kizu (玉に瑕 – Even the Sun Has Spots)
Tama ni Kizu 玉に瑕 Is there a perfect person or thing around you? あなたの周りには、完璧な人や、完全なものがありますか？ I think that most people and
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