Kubu Kurin (九分九厘 – A Hundred to One)
Kubu Kurin 九分九厘 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom ‘jucchū hakku‘ (十中八九), which means that the probability is
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Jucchū Hakku (十中八九 – Ten to One)
Jucchū Hakku 十中八九 To express that possibility is high or something is most likely to happen, you can use the
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Asu wa Wagami (明日は我が身 – Tomorrow It Might Be Me)
Asu wa Wagami 明日は我が身 Have you ever seen someone’s misfortune in front of you? 他人の不幸を目の当たりにしたことはありますか？ You might think that it
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Wanchan (ワンチャン – Possibility)
Wanchan ワンチャン I wrote that I couldn’t make a deadline for submission of manuscripts yesterday. 昨日私は、原稿の締め切りに間に合わなかったと書きました。 However, there seems to
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