Ahoge (アホ毛 – Cowlick)
Ahoge アホ毛 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the word ahoge (あほ毛), which means “stray hair.” 昨日は、”stray hair” を意味する「あほ毛」という言葉を紹介しました。 This word
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Ahoge (あほ毛 – Stray Hair)
Ahoge あほ毛 When you set your hair, some short hairs may pop out from the surface of your hair. Such
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Ushirogami wo Hikareru (後ろ髪を引かれる – With Painful Reluctance)
Ushirogami wo Hikareru 後ろ髪を引かれる When you are unable to move on due to regret, it can be described as ushirogami
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Neguse (寝癖 – Bed Hair)
Neguse 寝癖 Somehow I often have a neguse (寝癖). 私はよく「寝癖」がつきます。 Since ne (寝) means “sleep” and kuse (癖) usually means
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Mōtō-nai (毛頭ない – Least of All)
Mōtō-nai 毛頭ない When denying something strongly, we sometimes say mōtō-nai (毛頭ない) by adding mōtō (毛頭) to the negative term nai
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Shirami Tsubushi (虱潰し – One by One)
Shirami Tsubushi 虱潰し Today, I eliminated bugs in my source codes right and left, and step by step. 私は今日、ソースコードのバグを片端から一つ一つ取り除きました。 To
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Kiki Ippatsu (危機一髪 – Having a Close Shave)
Kiki Ippatsu 危機一髪 If you want to describe an extremely dangerous situation, you can use ‘kiki ippatsu’ (危機一髪) in Japanese.
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Kami wo Suku (髪をすく – Thinning Out One’s Hair)
Kami wo Suku 髪をすく I had my hair cut at a barbershop yesterday. 私は昨日、美容院で散髪をしてきました。 Whenever I go to a barbershop,
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Kegirai (毛嫌い – Dislike)
Kegirai 毛嫌い Is there something that you don’t like instinctively without any specific reason. これという理由もなく、何かを感情的に嫌うことはありますか？ In Japan, we use a
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