Yausumono Gai no Zeni Ushinai (安物買いの銭失い – Penny Wise and Pound Foolish)
Yausumono Gai no Zeni Ushinai 安物買いの銭失い I like to go to 100-yen shops, however, after buying something, it sometimes breaks
Read moreYausumono Gai no Zeni Ushinai 安物買いの銭失い I like to go to 100-yen shops, however, after buying something, it sometimes breaks
Read moreShitsunen 失念 The most common phrase to use when you forget to do something is wasurete imashita (忘れていました – “I
Read moreHaiboku 敗北 Losing or running away after the defeat is called haiboku (敗北) in Japanese. 戦いに負けることや、負けて逃げることを日本語で「敗北」と言います。 Hai (敗) means “losing,”
Read moreShisshō 失笑 Have you ever burst into laughter because something was so funny? 何かがおかしくて、こらえきれず笑ってしまったことはありますか? Such a laugh is referred to
Read moreHonenuki 骨抜き I have seen a person who has gone into a state called ‘honenuki’ (骨抜き). 私は「骨抜き」になった人を見たことがあります。 ‘Hone’ (骨) means
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