Nagai Me de Miru (長い目で見る – Taking a Long View)
Nagai Me de Miru 長い目で見る To make a decision by considering not only the present situation, but also the future
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Hito no Furi mite Wa-ga Furi Naose (人の振り見て我が振り直せ)
Hito no Furi mite Wa-ga Furi Naose 人の振り見て我が振り直せ The day before yesterday, I introduced the idiom hanmen kyōshi (反面教師), which
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Ōme ni Miru (大目に見る – Overlooking)
Ōme ni Miru 大目に見る Yesterday, I introduced you to the idiom ‘ōmedama wo kuu‘ (大目玉を食う), which means to be scolded
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Miotosu/Minogasu (見落とす/見逃す – Missing)
Miotosu/Minogasu 見落とす/見逃す Today, I was checking again the corrections that I received on Lang-8. 今日、私は Lang-8 上で受けた添削を見直していました。 At that time,
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Kusattemo Tai (腐っても鯛 – A Good Horse Becomes Never a Jade)
Kusattemo Tai 腐っても鯛 Truly excellent things or people would not lose their original value, even if they got somewhat worse.
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Otoko-mae (Manly Look/Attitude)
Yesterday I talked about the Japanese word “iro-otoko,” which mean a good-looking man or a ladies’ man. 男前 Today I’d
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