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Shibui Kao (渋い顔 – Sour Face)

08/02/2019 Toru 0 Comments adult, attractive, bad, bitter, cool, dandy, face, feel, firm, man, men, offended, sour, tasteful, uncomfortable

Shibui Kao 渋い顔 I usually have a shibui kao (渋い顔) when feeling bad, uncomfortable, or offended. 私は嫌なことや不快なことがあると、たいてい「渋い顔」をします。 Since shibui (渋い)

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On ni Kiseru/On wo Uru (恩に着せる/恩を売る – Making You Feel Grateful)

04/09/2019 Toru 0 Comments against, bite, favor, feel, feeling, force, grateful, hand, make someone wear, sell, wear

On ni Kiseru/On wo Uru 恩に着せる/恩を売る Yesterday, I introduced the phrase ‘on wo ada de kaesu‘ (恩を仇で返す), which means to

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Ice Cream and Shaved Ice

04/07/2019 Toru 0 Comments air bubble, Celsius, cold, degree, fat, feel, heat, ice cream, mil, milk fat, mouth, shaved ice, transfer

Ice Cream and Shaved Ice アイスクリームとかき氷 Yesterday, I talked about ‘kaki gōri‘ (かき氷), which means “shaved ice.” 昨日は「かき氷」について紹介しました。 Which do

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Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai (痛くも痒くもない – Not Caring at All)

04/05/201904/04/2019 Toru 0 Comments action, at all, care, expression, feel, influence, itch, itchy, mental, nasty, negative, not care, not feel, pain, painful, physical

Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai 痛くも痒くもない When you do not feel a thing about someone’s action against you, you can

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Nagori (なごり – Remnant)

03/29/2019 Toru 0 Comments after, atmosphere, break on, feel, feeling, leftover, odor, pass by, remnant, residual, shore, university, wave

Nagori なごり Today is the last working day at my university. 今日は、現在の大学の最終勤務日です。 Now I am feeling ‘nagori‘ (なごり) to this

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Hōmu Shikku (ホームシック – Homesickness)

02/16/201902/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments adjective, feel, feeling, home, homesick, homesickness, hometown, nostalgia, nostalgic, noun, sick

Hōmu Shikku ホームシック Five days have passed since I came to Italy, and I am gradually becoming ‘hōmu shikku‘ (ホームシック).

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Mimi ga Itai (耳が痛い – Being Ashamed to Hear)

01/25/201901/25/2019 Toru 0 Comments ashamed, criticism, ear, feel, feel painful, hear, hit, hurt, ohysically, painful, remark, sensitive, weak

Mimi ga Itai 耳が痛い When someone’s remarks or criticisms hit your sensitive or weak point, and it is harsh for

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Hana ni Tsuku (鼻につく – Getting Annoyed)

01/21/2019 Toru 0 Comments annoyed, attach, behavior, feel, nose, peculiar, smell, words

Hana ni Tsuku 鼻につく When feeling annoyed with someone’s words or behavior, you can express it by using the Japanese

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Harawata ga Niekuri Kaeru (はらわたが煮えくり返る – Boiling with Anger)

12/21/2018 Toru 0 Comments anger, boil, bowels, feel, guts, heart, mind, stomach, strengthen, turn over

Harawata ga Niekuri Kaeru 腸が煮えくり返る Today, I was about to ‘harawata ga niekuri kaeru‘ (はらわたが煮えくり返る). 私は今日、腸が煮えくり返りそうになりました。 ‘Harawata ga niekuri kaeru’

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