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Hyaku mo Shōchi (百も承知 – Being Well Aware)

Jun 25, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments completeness, hundred, perfect, point, sufficiency, well aware

Hyaku mo Shōchi 百も承知 When you are well aware of something without someone pointing it out to you, it can

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Ushiroyubi wo Sasareru (後ろ指を指される – Being Talked Behind One’s Back)

Jun 08, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments back, bad, behind, finger, knowledge, point, situation, talk

Ushiroyubi wo Sasareru 後ろ指を指される When someone says something bad about you without you knowing it, your situation is described as

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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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Ichiban Saisho/Ichiban Saigo (一番最初/一番最後 – First/Last)

Aug 13, 2019Aug 17, 2019 Toru 0 Comments conversation, daily conversation, document, edge, final, first, formal, last, most, point, redundant

Ichiban Saisho/Ichiban Saigo 一番最初/一番最後 I often hear and say the phrases, ichiban saisho (一番最初) and ichiban saigo (一番最後) in daily

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Kou Itten (紅一点 – The Only Woman in a Group)

Nov 11, 2018 Toru 0 Comments bloom, crimson, different, female, girl, group, male, men, one, point, red, woman

Kou Itten 紅一点 A group I know is composed of about twenty men and one woman. 私が知るあるグループは、男性20人と女性1人で構成されています。 When a woman

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Sawari (さわり – Touch/Point)

Oct 14, 2018 Toru 0 Comments best, feel, interpret, majority, misunderstand, point, song, story, touch

Sawari さわり Today, I would like to introduce you to the term ‘sawari‘ (さわり), which many Japanese misunderstand. 今日は、とても多くの日本人が間違える言葉「さわり」を紹介します。 Originally,

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