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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

On wo Ada de Kaesu 恩を仇で返す Have you ever done harm to someone without a feeling of gratitude, even though

Temae Miso 手前味噌 I think that everyone sometimes wants to compliment oneself. 誰でも、自分自身のことを褒めたくなることがあると思います。 Such an action can be described as

Muteppou 無鉄砲 I am not, but some people are called ‘muteppou‘ (無鉄砲) in Japanese. 私は違いますが、世の中には「無鉄砲」な人がいます。 Muteppou means that someone acts

Te wo Kiru 手を切る There is a Japanese expression, ‘te wo kiru’ (手を切る). 日本語には「手を切る」という表現があります。 Since ‘te‘ (手) means “hand” and

Tegami 手紙 A paper, on which messages or information is written, is called “letter” in English, whereas it is called