On ni Kiseru/On wo Uru (恩に着せる/恩を売る – Making You Feel Grateful)
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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Nagori (なごり – Remnant)
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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Kan-muryō (感無量 – Deep Emotion)
Kan-muryō 感無量 Yesterday, I introduced you to the phrase ‘mune ga ippai ni naru‘ (胸が一杯になる), which means that one’s heart
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Hōmu Shikku (ホームシック – Homesickness)
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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Hara wo Kukuru (腹をくくる – Bracing Oneself)
Hara wo Kukuru 腹をくくる Following yesterday and the day before yesterday, I would like to talk about an idiom that
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Hara wo Yomu/Hara wo Saguru (腹を読む/腹を探る – Reading One’s Mind/Sounding out One’s Mind)
Hara wo Yomu/Hara wo Saguru 腹を読む/腹を探る In Japan, long ago it was thought that the stomach contains one’s feelings or
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Chinchin Kamokamo (ちんちんかもかも – Making Out/Snuggling)
Chinchin Kamokamo ちんちんかもかも To describe that a woman and a man make out or snuggle each other, you can use
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Shinjū (心中 – Love Suicide)
Shinjū 心中 I introduced you to the Japanese word ‘shinchū‘ (心中 – “feeling”) in my yesterday’s post. 昨日の表現の中で、”feeling” を意味する「心中（しんちゅう）」という言葉が出てきました。 Actually,
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Shinshū Osasshi Shimasu (心中お察しします – You Have My Sympathies)
Shinshū Osasshi Shimasu 心中お察しします When unhappy or sad events happen to someone, we sometimes say ‘shinchū osasshi shimasu‘ (心中お察しします) out
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