Hiyakasu (冷やかす – Bantering)
Hiyakasu 冷やかす Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom, “chacha wo ireru” (茶々を入れる), which means to tease someone by saying something
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Chacha wo Ireru (茶々を入れる – Teasing)
Chacha wo Ireru 茶々を入れる Have you ever broken into a conversation of others, and said unnecessary things or cracks? 他人の会話に横から入り、余計なことや冷やかしを言ったことはありますか？
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Atezuppou (当てずっぽう – Random Guess)
If you do or say something irresponsible with no basis, you will be told “atezuppou” (当てずっぽう) in Japanese. 当てずっぽう “Atezuppou”
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Kuda wo Maku (管を巻く – Blathering)
Kuda wo Maku 管を巻く Today I’d like to talk about the Japanese idiom, “kuda wo maku” (管を巻く). 今日は「管を巻く」という慣用句を紹介します。 Here, the
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Shinshō Boudai (針小棒大 – Making Mountains out of Molehills)
Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom, “ohire wo tsukeru” (尾ひれを付ける), which menas to embellish or exaggerate a story using something
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Zako (雑魚 – Small Fry)
Zako 雑魚 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese word, “sanshita” (三下), which means a lower-level member of an organization. 昨日は、下っ端を意味する「三下」という言葉を紹介しました。 Today
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Sanshita (三下 – Small Fry)
Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “sanshita” (三下), which means a lower-level member of an organization.
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Zu ga Takai (頭が高い – Haughty)
Zu ga Takai 頭が高い Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese phrase, “me ga takai” (目が高い), the literal meaning of which is
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Me ga Takai (目が高い – Having a Good Eye)
There is the Japanese idiom, “me ga takai” (目が高い). 目が高い The “me” means “eye,” and the “takai” means “high,” so
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