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Nekubi wo Kaku (寝首をかく – Catching Someone off Guard)

Nekubi wo Kaku 寝首を掻く Getting caught off guard with a dirty trick is called nekubi wo kaku (寝首をかく) in Japanese. Read More

Doraemon’s Three Sizes ドラえもんのスリーサイズ In my post yesterday, I introduced the term surī saizu (スリーサイズ – which comes from “three Read More

Atama Dekkachi 頭でっかち A person who states only knowledge and reasoning but does not take action is called atama dekkachi Read More

Kubi no Kawa Ichimai de Tsunagaru 首の皮一枚で繋がる Today I would like to introduce a phrase that describes my current situation. Read More

Kurushī 苦しい Now I am in a state called kurushī (苦しい). 私は今、「苦しい」です。 Kurushī is a term that describes a physically Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

Megashira ga Atsuku Naru 目頭が熱くなる The day before yesterday, a graduation ceremony took place at my university. 一昨日は、私の大学の卒業式が行われました。 When I Read More

Atama ga Panku 頭がパンク I am about to ‘atama ga panku‘ (頭がパンク). 私は今、「頭がパンク」しそうです。 ‘Atama‘ (頭) means “head” and ‘panku‘ (パンク) Read More