Yabuisha no Genkan (藪医者の玄関 – Deception)
Yabuisha no Genkan 藪医者の玄関 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the term yabuisha (藪医者), which means a “bad doctor.” 昨日は、治療や診断が下手な医者を意味する「藪医者」という言葉を紹介しました。 There
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Yabuisha (藪医者 – Bad Doctor)
Yabuisha 藪医者 A doctor who often makes mistakes in treatment or diagnosis is called yabuisha (藪医者) in Japanese. 治療や診断が下手な医者のことを、「藪医者」といいます。 Since
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Anzuru yori Umu ga Yasushi (案ずるより産むが易し – Fear Often Exaggerates Danger)
Anzuru yori Umu ga Yasushi 案ずるより産むが易し Today, I will get a COVID-19 vaccine. 私は今日、コロナウィルスのワクチンを接種します。 I am nervous because of the
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Mono wa Tameshi (物は試し – You Never Know Unless You Try)
Mono wa Tameshi 物は試し Unless you actually try something, you never know what the result will be. 物事は、実際にやってみないとどのような結果になるか、わからないものです。 To express
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Omae Hyaku made Washa Kuju-ku made (お前百までわしゃ九十九まで – Till Death Do Us Part) Part 2
Omae Hyaku made Washa Kuju-ku made Part 2 お前百までわしゃ九十九まで Part 2 In this proverb, the husband is a hundred years
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Omae Hyaku made Washa Kuju-ku made (お前百までわしゃ九十九まで – Till Death Do Us Part) Part 1
Omae Hyaku made Washa Kuju-ku made Part 1 お前百までわしゃ九十九まで Part 1 Married couples always hope to enjoy a long life
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Shi ni Mono Gurui (死に物狂い – For Life)
Shi ni Mono Gurui 死に物狂い When you work on something seriously so hard that you don’t even fear death, it
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Tarō ni mo Jirō ni mo Tarinu (太郎にも次郎にも足りぬ – Neither One Thing Nor The Other)
Jirō ni mo Tarō ni mo Tarinu 次郎にも太郎にも足りぬ To describe a halfway and useless thing, you can use the following
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Oyabaka Kobaka (親馬鹿子馬鹿 – A Doting Parent and Spoiled Child)
Oyabaka Kobaka 親馬鹿子馬鹿 When a parent loves his/her child so much that he/her is unaware of the child’s foolish behavior,
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