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Mago ni mo Ishō (馬子にも衣装 – Fine Feathers Make Fine Bird)

May 06, 2023May 19, 2023 Toru 0 Comments 2022, bird, clothes, feature, horse, job, modesty, respectable, shabby, teasing, well-dressed

Mago ni mo Ishō 馬子にも衣装 Anyone can look respectable if they are well-dressed. どんな人間でも、身なりを整えれば立派な人に見えるものです。 To describe the situation, you can

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Hara ga Hette wa Ikusa ga Dekinu (腹が減っては戦ができぬ – An Army Marches on Its Stomach)

Mar 13, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments activity, army, battle, hungry, job, satisfy, stomach

Hara ga Hette wa Ikusa ga Dekinu 腹が減っては戦ができぬ In my post yesterday, I introduced the phrase onaka ga heru (お腹が減る),

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Sagasu (さがす – Searching)

Jul 06, 2019Jul 06, 2019 Toru 0 Comments find, get, hunt, job, lost, missing, missing person, person, search, see, someone, treasure, wallet

Sagasu さがす The most common Japanese verb meaning “to search” is sagasu (さがす), but it has two notation ways by

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Marunage (丸投げ – Leave All Things)

Jul 03, 2019Jul 03, 2019 Toru 0 Comments all, boss, circle, job, leave, perfect, sphere, task, throw, work

Marunage 丸投げ It is not good to do marunage (丸投げ) your work to someone. するべき仕事を「丸投げ」するのは良いことではありません。 Marunage means to leave all

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Koshikake (腰掛け – Chair/Makeshift Job)

May 17, 2019Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments assume, chair, employee, female, get married, housewife, job, lower back, makeshift job, married, place, position, rest, stand, tired, walk

Koshikake 腰掛け People often use koshikake (腰掛け) when getting tired from walking or standing. 歩くことや立つことに疲れたら、よく「腰掛け」を使います。 Koshi (腰) means “lower back,”

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Bon to Shōgatsu ga Issho ni Kita-yō (盆と正月が一緒に来たよう – Very Busy)

Mar 25, 2019 Toru 0 Comments ancestral spirits, as if, bon, busy, came, come, festival, job, moving, New Year, retirement, same time, together, very busy

Bon to Shōgatsu ga Issho ni Kita-yō 盆と正月が一緒に来たよう I am very busy now because of retirement, entering a new job,

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Atama ga Panku (頭がパンク – One’s Head is Explode)

Mar 18, 2019Mar 19, 2019 Toru 0 Comments brain, explode, flat, flatten, head, job, mind, panic, puncture, punctured, task

Atama ga Panku 頭がパンク I am about to ‘atama ga panku‘ (頭がパンク). 私は今、「頭がパンク」しそうです。 ‘Atama‘ (頭) means “head” and ‘panku‘ (パンク)

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Udatsu ga Agaranai (うだつが上がらない – Never Get Ahead)

Feb 20, 2019 Toru 0 Comments decoration, get ahead, house, job, pillar, raise, roof, situation, title, university, wealthy

Udatsu ga Agaranai うだつが上がらない I will move to a different university in a few months, but my title will not

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Sandome no Shōjiki (三度目の正直 – The Third Time’s the Charm)

Sep 16, 2018 Toru 0 Comments fail, four, interview, job, job interview, pass, sincerity, three, times

Sandome no Shōjiki 三度目の正直 Recently I have been looking for a new job. 私はここ最近、就職活動をしていました。 Unfortunately, I failed in job interviews

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