Ware wo Wasureru (我を忘れる – Losing Control)
Ware wo Wasureru 我を忘れる To lose control of oneself by getting excited about something can be expressed with the Japanese
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Kotoba no Aya (言葉の綾 – Figure of Speech)
Kotoba no Aya 言葉の綾 Have you ever been in a situation where you used a complex expression that could be
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Kishi Kaisei (起死回生 – Turnning Around a Hopeless Situation)
Kishi Kaisei 起死回生 To recover from a hopeless situation and come back to life is called kishi kaisei (起死回生) in
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Gaden Insui (我田引水 – Self-serving)
Gaden Insui 我田引水 The action of trying to make things happen to one’s own advantage is called gaden insui (我田引水)
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Genjitsu Tōhi (現実逃避 – Escapism)
Genjitsu Tōhi 現実逃避 I sometimes find myself wanting to take what is known as genjitsu tōhi (現実逃避). 私はときどき「現実逃避」をしたい気持ちになります。 Genjitsu tōhi
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Kreki mo Yama no Nigiwai (枯れ木も山の賑わい – Anything Is Better than Nothing)
Kreki mo Yama no Nigiwai 枯れ木も山の賑わい The idiom kareki mo yama no nigiwai can describe a situation where even a
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Yūjū Fudan (優柔不断 – Indecision)
Yūjū Fudan 優柔不断 Someone sometimes calls me yūjū fudan (優柔不断). 私はときどき「優柔不断」と言われます。 Yū (優) means “kind” and jū (柔) means “soft,”
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Yumizu no You ni Tsukau (湯水のように使う – Like It Grows on Trees)
Yumizu no You ni Tsukau 湯水のように使う Recently, I may have thrown a lot of money around to set up my
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Isshin Ittai and Niten Santen (一進一退と二転三転 – Back-and-Forth and Change Again and Again)
Isshin Ittai and Niten Santen 「一進一退」と「二転三転」 The four-character idiom isshin ittai (一進一退) describes that things do not progress smoothly or
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