Minazuki (水無月 – June)
Minazuki 水無月 In Japan, when referring to months such as “January” or “May,” we almost always say the number of
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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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Ne mo Ha mo nai (根も葉もない – Groundless)
Ne mo Ha mo nai 根も葉もない To describe that a theory or talk has no foundation, you can use the
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Kan-muryō (感無量 – Deep Emotion)
Kan-muryō 感無量 Yesterday, I introduced you to the phrase ‘mune ga ippai ni naru‘ (胸が一杯になる), which means that one’s heart
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Yūmei Mujitsu (有名無実 – Titular)
Yūmei Mujitsu 有名無実 I ate a famous food last week, but it was not delicious at all. 私は先週、有名な食べ物を食べましたが、まったく美味しくありませんでした。 Something famous
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Mondō Muyō (問答無用 – No Discussion)
Mondō Muyō 問答無用 To mean that discussion is pointless, you can use the four-character idiom ‘mondō muyō‘ (問答無用). 話し合っても無意味であることを意味する四字熟語に「問答無用」がありなす。 ‘Mon‘
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Mukuchi (無口 – Having Few Words)
Mukuchi 無口 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese ‘oshaberi‘ (おしゃべり), which means to talk a lot about something. 昨日は、口数多く話すことを意味する「おしゃべり」という言葉を紹介しました。
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Me ga Nai (目がない – Having a Weakness)
Me ga Nai 目がない When you want to describe that someone is crazy fond of something, you can use the
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Muteppou (無鉄砲 – Reckless)
Muteppou 無鉄砲 I am not, but some people are called ‘muteppou‘ (無鉄砲) in Japanese. 私は違いますが、世の中には「無鉄砲」な人がいます。 Muteppou means that someone acts
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