Kōkai Saki ni Tatazu (後悔先に立たず – Repentance Comes too Late)
Kōkai Saki ni Tatazu 後悔先に立たず No matter how much one regrets after making a mistake, it is impossible to undo
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Atosaki Kangaezu (後先考えず – Without Thinking of the Consequences)
Atosaki Kangaezu 後先考えず Yesterday, while in a state described as atosaki kangaezu (後先考えず), I purchased an expensive game console. 私は昨日、「後先考えず」高価なゲーム機を購入しました。
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Ushirogami wo Hikareru (後ろ髪を引かれる – With Painful Reluctance)
Ushirogami wo Hikareru 後ろ髪を引かれる When you are unable to move on due to regret, it can be described as ushirogami
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Namida wo Nomu (涙を呑む – Swallowing Tears)
TNamida wo Nomu 涙を呑む A few days ago, I took an action called ‘namida wo nomu’ (涙を呑む) in Japanese. 私は先日、涙を呑みました。
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Mid-term Graduation Research Presentation
Today, a mid-term graduation research presentation (poster presentation) of senior students was held in my university. 卒研中間発表 I was very
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Hobo wo Kamu (To Bite a Belly Button)
Hobo wo Kamu ほぞを噛む Today I will talk about the idiom “hozo wo kamu.” 今日は「ほぞを噛む」という慣用句を紹介します。 “Hozo” means “a belly button”
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The Biggest Mistake
Yesterday I took a big mistake. 最大のミス Although I continued posting English sentences on Lang-8 every day more than 700
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