Oteage (お手上げ – Getting Stuck)
Oteage お手上げ When you get stuck or surrender, it can be expressed as oteage (お手上げ) in Japanese. 行き詰まってどうしようもなくなることや、降参することを、「お手上げ」と表現することがあります。 Since o
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Learning English and Japanese
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Ude wo Gaeru / Te wo Ageru (腕を上げる/手を上げる – Improving One’s Skill)
Ude wo Gaeru / Te wo Ageru 腕を上げる/手を上げる Improving one’s skill or performance is expressed as ude wo ageru (腕を上げる)
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10% Consumption Tax
10% Consumption Tax 消費税10％ On October 1, 2019, the consumption tax in Japan was raised from 8% to 10%. 10月1日、日本で消費税が8%から10％に引き上げられました。
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Udatsu ga Agaranai (うだつが上がらない – Never Get Ahead)
Udatsu ga Agaranai うだつが上がらない I will move to a different university in a few months, but my title will not
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Teshio ni Kakeru (手塩にかける – Raising with Tender Care)
Teshio ni Kakeru 手塩にかける Have you experienced raising or cherishing a child, an animal, or a plant by your own
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