nose – Learning English and Japanese

Shiko no Kan (指呼の間 – Hailing Distance)

Shiko no Kan 指呼の間 In my post two days ago, I introduced the term me to hana no saki (目と鼻の先),

Me to Hana no Saki 目と鼻の先 To describe a very close distance, Japanese people sometimes say me to hana no

Hana no Shita wo Nobasu 鼻の下を伸ばす When you womanize or have a loose face due to an attractive woman, it

Hana wo Oru 鼻を折る Continuing from yesterday’s post, I would like to talk about an idiom related to nose, ‘hana

Hana ga Magaru 鼻が曲がる These days, I have written about Japanese idioms that use “nose.” 最近私は、「鼻」に関する慣用句を投稿し続けています。 Today, I would like

Hana ni Tsuku 鼻につく When feeling annoyed with someone’s words or behavior, you can express it by using the Japanese

Hana de Warau 鼻で笑う It is not a good deed, but have you ever sneer or mock at someone? あまり良い行為ではありませんが、誰かを見下して嘲り笑ったことはありますか？

Sea of Blood 血の海 Around 4:30 am today, I woke up because of feeling uncomfortable. 今日、朝4時半頃、私は違和感を感じて目を覚ましました。 I was sleeping on