Iitai Koto wa Asu Ie (言いたいことは明日言え – If You Want to Say Something, Say It Tomorrow)
Iitai Koto wa Asu Ie 言いたいことは明日言え Today, I would like to introduce a proverb that seems to be for a
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Amai Kao (甘い顔 – Pretty/Handsome Face) Part 2
Amai Kao Part 2 甘い顔 Part 2 In my post yesterday, I introduced the term amai kao (甘い顔), which means
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Amai Kao (甘い顔 – Pretty/Handsome Face) Part 1
Amai Kao Part 1 甘い顔 Part 1 When watching an American TV drama yesterday, I found that the line “pretty
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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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Sou wa Tonya ga Orosanai (そうは問屋が卸さない – No Such Luck)
Sou wa Tonya ga Orosanai そうは問屋が卸さない When things do not work out as expected, you can use the expression sou
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Shōnen Oi Yasuku Gaku Nari Gatashi (少年老い易く学成り難し – Art Is Long, Life Is Short)
Shōnen Oi Yasuku Gaku Nari Gatashi 少年老い易く学成り難し There are several proverbs referring to the fact that time flies, in addition
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Shitsugen (失言 – Slipping of the Tongue)
Shitugen 失言 I said several shitugen (失言) today. 私は今日、幾つかの「失言」をしました。 Shitsu (失) often means “to lose something,” but here it means
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Sutakora (すたこら – “Leaving in a Hurry”)
Sutakora すたこら When describing that someone is walking or leaving in a hurry, you can use the Japanese onomatopoeia sutakora
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Mune ga Odoru (胸が躍る – Exciting)
Mune ga Odoru 胸が躍る My current feelings as I imagine my new life starting tomorrow can be described as a
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