Oya no Sune wo Kajiru (親のすねをかじる – Depending on Parents)
Oya no Sune wo Kajiru 親のすねをかじる The Japanese idiom oya no sune wo kajiru (親のすねをかじる) describes an adult who is
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Itumademo Aru to Omouna Oya to Kane (いつまでもあると思うな親と金 – It’s too late to spare when the bottom is bare)
Itumademo Aru to Omouna Oya to Kane いつまでもあると思うな親と金 As a warning for us to be self-reliant and thrifty, the following
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Oyakōkō Shitai Toki ni wa Oya wa Nashi (親孝行したいときには親はなし – When One Would Be Filial, One’s Parents Are Gone)
Oyakōkō Shitai Toki ni wa Oya wa Nashi 親孝行したいときには親はなし In yesterday’s post, I introduced the proverb ishi ni futon wa
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Ishi ni Futon wa Kiserarezu (石に布団は着せられず – When One Would Be Filial, One’s Parents Are Gone)
Ishi ni Futon wa Kiserarezu 石に布団は着せられず There is the Japanese proverb, ishi ni futon wa kiserarezu (石に布団は着せられず). 日本には「石に布団は着せられず」ということわざがあります。 Since ishi
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Kodomo-beya Ojisan (子供部屋おじさん – Middle-aged Men in Children’s Rooms)
Kodomo-beya Ojisan 子供部屋おじさん An Internet slang term, kodomo-beya ojisan has come to be used since 2014. 2014年から使われ始めたインターネットスラングに「子供部屋おじさん」があります。 Since kodomo (子供)
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Kichin-to (きちんと – Neatly)
Kichin-to きちんと Japanese parents may say ‘kichin-to shinasai’ (きちんとしなさい) when scolding their children. だらしない子どもに対して、親は「きちんとしなさい」と言って叱ることがあります。 Kichin-to (きちんと) is an adverb that
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On wo Ada de Kaesu (恩を仇で返す – Biting the Hand that Feeds One)
On wo Ada de Kaesu 恩を仇で返す Have you ever returned someone’s kindness by doing harm to them rather than being
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Sudatsu (巣立つ – Leaving a Nest)
Sudatsu 巣立つ In my yesterday’s post, I used the Japanese word ‘sudatsu‘ (巣立つ). 昨日の投稿の中で、私は「巣立つ」という言葉を使いました。 Since ‘su‘ (巣) menas “nest” and
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Traffic Jams at Midnight
Traffic Jams at Midnight 深夜の渋滞 Today is the Japanese national holiday called ‘Yama no Hi’ (山の日 – literally “Mountain Day”).
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