Gotaku wo Naraberu (御託を並べる – Harping on the Same String)
Gotaku wo Naraberu 御託を並べる To say something selfish continuously or to harp on the same string is described as gotaku
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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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Yoku Ieba, Waruku Ieba, (良く言えば～、悪く言えば～)
Yoku Ieba, Waruku Ieba, 良く言えば～、悪く言えば～ I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘ishiatama‘ (石頭 – hard head/inflexible) yesterday, and ‘majime‘
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Usankusai (胡散臭い – Doubtful)
Usankusai 胡散臭い Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘kinakusai‘ (きな臭い), which means that something is suspicious. 昨日は何かが疑わしいことを意味する「きな臭い」という言葉を紹介しました。 There
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Furachi (不埒 – Lawless)
Furachi 不埒 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese phrase ‘rachi ga akanai‘ (埒があかない – going nowhere). 昨日は「埒があかない」という言葉を紹介しました。 There is
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