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Shitsunen (失念 – Slipping One’s Mind)

Apr 17, 2021Jun 04, 2021 Toru 0 Comments Buddhism, business, forget, lose, mind, mind poisons, polite, scatter, slip, thought

Shitsunen 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

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Haiboku (敗北 – Losing)

Jun 05, 2019 Toru 0 Comments defeat, electio, human, lose, North, people, run away, turn around

Haiboku 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,”

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Shisshō (失笑 – Bursting into Laughter)

Mar 31, 2019 Toru 0 Comments believe, burst, burst into laughter, funny, incorrect, laugh, laughter, lose, mistake, misunderstand, wrong

Shisshō 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

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Honenuki (骨抜き – Pulling Teeth)

Oct 30, 2018Oct 30, 2018 Toru 0 Comments backbone, be madly in love, belief, bone, chicken, fish, lose, pull out, pull teeth, remove, sexual factor

Honenuki 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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