Hin sure ba Don suru (貧すれば鈍する – Poverty Dulls the Wit)
Hin sure ba Don suru 貧すれば鈍する If one becomes terribly poor, one’s brain may not work very well due to
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Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai (痛くも痒くもない – Not Caring at All)
Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai 痛くも痒くもない When you do not feel a thing about someone’s action against you, you can
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Shinzo ni Ke ga Haeteiru (心臓に毛が生えている – Stout)
Shinzo ni Ke ga Haeteiru 心臓に毛が生えている We sometimes call a person who is stout and brazen 心臓に毛が生えている (shinzo ni ke
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Tsuru no Hitokoe
When discussing with a lot of people, it’s difficult to reach agreement. 鶴の一声 In such a case, a person of
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Kuromaku (A Black Curtain)
Kuromaku 黒幕 Today I will talk about the Japanese word “kuromaku”. 今日は「黒幕」という日本語を紹介します。 The literal meaning is “a black curtain”, and
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April Fool’s Rule
Today is the beginning day of the new semester in Japan, and new members were joined our laboratory. エイプリルフールのルール Today
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