Kuchi wa Wazawai no Moto (口は災いの元 – Out of the Mouth Comes Evil)
Kuchi wa Wazawai no Moto 口は災いの元 Carelessly saying what you think can lead to unexpected and disastrous outcomes. 不用意に発言すると、思いがけず災難な結果を招くことがあります。 The
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Kuchibashiru (口走る – Blurting Out)
Kuchibashiru 口走る To say something unconsciously is called kuchibashiru (口走る) in Japanese. 無意識に何かを口に出してしまうことを、「口走る」と言います。 Since kuchi (口) means “mouth” and bashiru/hashiru
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Kuchi ga Omoi (口が重い – Having Few Words)
Kuchi ga Omoi 口が重い In my post yesterday, I introduced the idiom kuchi ga karui (口が軽い), which describes people who
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Kuchi ga Karui (口が軽い – Having a Big Mouth)
Kuchi ga Karui 口が軽い People who have a big mouth can be described as kuchi ga karui (口が軽い) in Japanese.
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Kuchi wo Suppaku Suru (口を酸っぱくする – Telling Over and Over Again)
Kuchi wo Suppaku Suru 口を酸っぱくする Telling someone the same thing over and over again is expressed as kuchi wo suppaku
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Kuchibi wo Kiru (口火を切る – Breaking the Ice)
Kuchibi wo Kiru 口火を切る Initiating a conversation or creating an opportunity to start something is expressed as kuchibi wo kiru
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Iku Dō-on (異口同音 – Unanimously)
Iku Dō-on 異口同音 The four-character idiom iku dō-on (異口同音) means that many people say the same thing or have the
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Mogo Mogo (もごもご – Muttering) and Mogu Mogu (もぐもぐ – Nom Nom)
Mogo Mogo and Mogu Mogu 「もごもご」と「もぐもぐ」 In my post yesterday, I explained that the onomatopoeic phrase mogo mogo (もごもご) could
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Munya Munya (むにゃむにゃ – Muttering)
Munya Munya むにゃむにゃ The onomatopoeic phrase munya munya is sometimes used to represent the muttering of words that do not
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