Kajiba no Bakajikara (火事場の馬鹿力 – Fight-or-Flight Response)
Kajiba no Bakajikara 火事場の馬鹿力 Have you ever shown unexpected power when faced with a critical situation? 危機的状況に直面し、普段からは想像できない大きな力を発揮したことはありますか？ Such power can
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Tariki Hongan (他力本願 – Relying on Someone)
Tariki Hongan 他力本願 Relying on someone or leaving your work to someone is sometimes called tariki hongan (他力本願) in Japanese.
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Keizoku wa Chikara Nari (継続は力なり – Practice Makers Perfect)
Keizoku wa Chikara Nari 継続は力なり This is my 1500th post. 今日で1500回目の投稿になります。 Today I would like to introduce the phrase ‘keizoku
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Shakariki (しゃかりき – Eagerly)
Shakariki しゃかりき We use the term shakariki (しゃかりき) when expressing that someone works hard or struggles. 何かに懸命に取り組むことや、奮闘することを「しゃかりき」と言います。 It is thought
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Tekozuru (てこずる – Having Trouble with Something)
Tekozuru てこずる When you cannot handle something and have trouble with it, we express it using the Japanese verb てこずる
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Ude ga Naru (腕が鳴る – Itching to Do)
Ude ga Naru 腕が鳴る Have you ever been excited due to a feeling that you want to show someone your
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Wanpaku (わんぱく – Mischief)
We sometimes call a child who is naughty and beyond control of adults “wanpaku” (わんぱく). わんぱく Wanpaku is written as
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Color Effect
Colors have powers that affect our time sense. 色の効果 Warm colors, such as red, orange, yellow, is called “excitement color.”
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Raining Cats and Dogs
Raining Cats and Dogs 土砂降りの雨 Today, there was a temporary downpour. 今日は、一時的に土砂降りでした。 In English, there are some phrases that mean
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