En mo Yukari mo Nai (縁もゆかりもない – Complete Stranger)
En mo Yukari mo Nai 縁もゆかりもない When describing that there is no relationship between things or people, you can say
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negative
Shiodoki (潮時 – Time/Chance)
Shiodoki 潮時 Everything has its shiodoki (潮時). あらゆる物事には「潮時」があります。 Shio (潮) means “tide” abd doki/toki (時) means “time,” so the literal
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Mōtō-nai (毛頭ない – Least of All)
Mōtō-nai 毛頭ない When denying something strongly, we sometimes say mōtō-nai (毛頭ない) by adding mōtō (毛頭) to the negative term nai
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Kengka-goshi and Yowa-goshi (喧嘩腰と弱腰 – Defiant Attitude and Bearish Attitude)
Kengka-goshi and Yowa-goshi 喧嘩腰と弱腰 In my post yesterday, I used the Japanese term kenka-goshi (喧嘩腰), which means an attitude that
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Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai (痛くも痒くもない – Not Caring at All)
Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai 痛くも痒くもない When you do not feel a thing about someone’s action against you, you can
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Fumin Fukyū (不眠不休 – Without Sleep or Rest)
Fumin Fukyū 不眠不休 When you do something without sleeping or resting, it is referred to as ‘fumin fukyū‘ (不眠不休) in
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Isshin Furan (一心不乱 – Heart and Soul)
Isshin Furan 一心不乱 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom ‘chototsu moushin‘ (猪突猛進), which means to rush headlong into
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Toru ni Tarinai (取るに足りない – Marginal)
Toru ni Tarinai 取るに足りない I sometimes do work that can be described as ‘toru ni tarinai‘ (取るに足りない). 私はたまに「取るに足りない」仕事をしています。 ‘Toruni tarinai’
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Debushō (出不精 – Houseplant)
Debushō 出不精 These days, I may have begun to have a property called ‘debushō‘ (出不精). 私は最近、「出不精」の性質が現れてきたかもしれません。 ‘Debushō’ means to stay
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