Būmeran ga Sasaru (ブーメランが刺さる – Boomeranging)
Būmeran ga Sasaru ブーメランが刺さる Have you ever experienced a situation where your criticism or advice to others has come straight
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Bunsuirei (分水嶺 – Watershed)
Bunsuirei 分水嶺 In Japanese, we sometimes refer to the critical turning point where the direction of things is determined as
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Kata no Ni ga Oriru (肩の荷が下りる – Taking a Load off One’s Mind)
Kata no Ni ga Oriru 肩の荷が下りる Today, I felt relieved of one’s burden a little. 今日、私はほんの少しだけ、負担が軽くなりました。 The concept of having
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Chō yo Hana yo (蝶よ花よ – Bringing up with Affection)
Chō yo Hana yo 蝶よ花よ The Japanese phrase, chō yo hana yo (蝶よ花よ), can express a situation where parents raise
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Rakuin wo Osareru (烙印を押される – Being Branded)
Rakuin wo Osareru 烙印を押される To be subjected to a stigma that is difficult to erase is described as rakuin wo
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Mizu wo Eta Uo (水を得た魚 – A Fish to Water)
Mizu wo Eta Uo 水を得た魚 Have you ever seen someone who has become lively in their areas of expertise or
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Koshi wo Oru (腰を折る – Interrupting)
Koshi wo Oru 腰を折る To describe interrupting and stopping what someone is doing, you can use the Japanese idiom koshi
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Kasumi wo Kū (霞を食う – Life in an Ivory Tower)
Kasumi wo Kū 霞を食う The expression kasumi wo kū (霞を食う) is sometimes used as a metaphor for life in an
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Amayo no Tsuki (雨夜の月 – Something that Exists but Is Invisible)
Amayo no Tsuki 雨夜の月 Something that exists somewhere but is not visible, or an imaginary thing that does not exist
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