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Toru Sep 26, 2021Jan 02, 2024 behind the scenes, en no shita no chikaramochi, Japanese culture, literal meaning, pillar, powerful person, proverb, role, support, under the veranda

En no Shita no Chikaramochi (縁の下の力持ち – Power Behinds the Scenes)

En no Shita no Chikaramochi 縁の下の力持ち A person who works hard for someone else behind the scenes is called en Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 23, 2021Jan 02, 2024 atte shijūhakkuse, everyone, express a large number, forty-eight, habits, Japanese, literal meaning, nakute nanakuse, proverb, think

Nakute Nanakuse Atte Shijūhakkuse (なくて七癖あって四十八癖 – Every Man Has His Own Peculiarities)

Nakute Nanakuse Atte Shijūhakkuse なくて七癖あって四十八癖 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the proverb nakute nanakuse (なくて七癖), which means that everyone has Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 20, 2021Jan 02, 2024 abdomen, back, inevitable, Japanese proverb, literal meaning, replace, sacrifice, se ni hara wa kaerarenu, vital organs

Se ni Hara wa Kaerarenu (背に腹はかえられぬ – Necessity Knows No Law)

Se ni Hara wa Kaerarenu 背に腹はかえられぬ To protect something important, some sacrifice may be inevitable. 大切なことを守るためには、多少の犠牲はやむを得ないかもしれません。 To explain this fact, Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 06, 2021Jan 02, 2024 cry, crying, Japan, laugh, laughing, life, literal meaning, live, proverb, to live

Naite Kurasu mo Isshō, Waratte Kurasu mo Isshō (泣いて暮らすも一生、笑って暮らすも一生 – Leading a Happy Life)

Naite Kurasu mo Isshō, Waratte Kurasu mo Isshō 泣いて暮らすも一生、笑って暮らすも一生 Which is more common for you, a situation of laughing or Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 02, 2021Jan 02, 2024 English, expression, Japanese, literal meaning, mono wa tameshi, proverb, result, translate, try

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 Read More