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Kuchi ga Omoi (口が重い – Having Few Words)

Jun 18, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments few words, firm, hard, heavy, light, mouth, secret, speak, think, thoughtlessly

Kuchi ga Omoi 口が重い In my post yesterday, I introduced the idiom kuchi ga karui (口が軽い), which describes people who

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Kuchi ga Karui (口が軽い – Having a Big Mouth)

Jun 17, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments big mouth, light, mouth, rash, speak, thoughtless

Kuchi ga Karui 口が軽い People who have a big mouth can be described as kuchi ga karui (口が軽い) in Japanese.

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Interesting Riddles Part 2

Sep 18, 2019 Toru 0 Comments animal, black, dog, dolphin, light, lighter, quiet, riddle, silence, silent, white

Interesting Riddles Part 2 面白いなぞなぞ Part 2 Today I will give you two famous/interesting Japanese nazonazo (なぞなぞ – “Riddle”). 今日は、二つのなぞなぞを出します。

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Hoshikage (星影)

Jun 30, 2018Jul 01, 2018 Toru 0 Comments light, moon, moonlight, shadow, star, starlight

Hoshikage 星影 What comes to your mind when you hear ‘hoshikage‘ (星影)? 「星影」と聞いて何を思い浮かべますか? Hoshi (星) means ‘star‘ and kage (影)

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Tsume ni Hi wo Tomosu (爪に火をともす – Penny Pincher)

May 07, 2018May 30, 2018 Toru 0 Comments fire, frugal, light, nail, stingy

Tsume ni Hi wo Tomosu 爪に火をともす Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese proverb related to tsume (爪 – nail/claw),

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Shinkiro (蜃気楼 – Mirage)

Apr 21, 2018May 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments atmosphere, breath, buildings, calm, light, scenery

Shinkiro 蜃気楼 When there is a density difference in the atmosphere, light could be significantly refracted. In such a case,

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