Ā Ie ba Kō Iu (ああ言えばこう言う – Having a Smart Mouth)
Ā Ie ba Kō Iu ああ言えばこう言う The Japanese idiom, “ā ie ba kō iu” (ああ言えばこう言う), describes a situation where someone
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Japanese idiom
Omoi Koshi wo Ageru (重い腰を上げる – Bestiring Oneself)
Omoi Koshi wo Ageru 重い腰を上げる Today I finally started working on a task I had been putting off. 私は今日、先延ばしにしていた仕事にようやく取り掛かりました。 Such
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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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Koshi wo Oru (腰を折る – Interrupting)
Koshi wo Oru 腰を折る To describe interrupting and stopping what someone is doing, you can use the Japanese idiom koshi
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Tou ni Ochizu Kataru ni Ochiru (問うに落ちず語るに落ちる – The Tongue Is Ever Turning to the Aching Tooth)
Tou ni Ochizu Kataru ni Ochiru 問うに落ちず語るに落ちる When people are asked about their secrets by others, they are wary and
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Tsuba wo Tsukeru (唾をつける)
There is a Japanese idiom, “tsuba wo tsukeru” (唾をつける). 唾をつける The “tsuba” (唾) means “spit” and the “tsukeru” (つける) means
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Self-Introduction Updates for the Second Time
Since the number of my entries, 1000, is a round figure, I rewrote my self-introduction a bit as follows. Note
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Neko no Me (Cat’s Eyes)
Today I will talk about the Japanese idiom “neko no me.” 猫の目 “Neko” means “cat” and “me” means “eyes,” so
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Zu ni Noru
Today I will talk about the Japanese idiom “zu ni noru.” 図に乗る “Zu ni noru” means to get carried away
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