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Shiko no Kan (指呼の間 – Hailing Distance)

Apr 03, 2021Jun 02, 2021 Toru 0 Comments call, call out, close, distance, eye, finger, nose, reply, span

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),

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Me to Hana no Saki (目と鼻の先 – Stone’s Throw)

Apr 01, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments close, distance, eye, nose, point, span, stone, throw

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

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Hana no Shita wo Nobasu (鼻の下を伸ばす – Spoony)

Jan 24, 2019 Toru 0 Comments attract, attractive, extend, loose, loose face, loosen, man, nose, spoony, stretch, under, woman, womanize

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

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Hana wo Oru (鼻を折る – Cropping Someone’s Feathers)

Jan 23, 2019 Toru 0 Comments break, crop, feather, high, nose, pride, subdue

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

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Hana ga Magaru (鼻が曲がる – Bad Smelling)

Jan 22, 2019 Toru 0 Comments awful, bad, bad smell, bend, bent, distorted, nose, odor, smell, terrible

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

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Hana ni Tsuku (鼻につく – Getting Annoyed)

Jan 21, 2019 Toru 0 Comments annoyed, attach, behavior, feel, nose, peculiar, smell, words

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

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Hana de Warau (鼻で笑う – Snorting with Laughter)

Jan 20, 2019 Toru 0 Comments deed, derivation, laugh, laughter, mock, nose, sneer, snort

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?

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Sea of Blood

Jun 21, 2018 Toru 0 Comments bedding, blood, dinner, nose, pressure, sea

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

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