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Hiza wo Majieru (膝を交える – Friendly Talking)

Jun 24, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments COVID-19, distance, friendly, friendly talking, intersect, knee, relationship, situation, talk, talking

Hiza wo Majieru 膝を交える To have a friendly talk with someone is expressed as hiza wo majieru (膝を交える) in Japanese.

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Itoko (いとこ – Cousin)

May 04, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments aunt, child, cousin, first cousin, love, relationship, thread, twist, uncle

Itoko いとこ A child of one’s uncle or aunt is called itoko (いとこ) in Japanese. おじ・おば(父母の兄弟姉妹)の子のことを「いとこ」と言います。 There are several theories

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Unlucky Coins Part 1

Oct 11, 2019Oct 13, 2019 Toru 0 Comments coin, distance, offertory coin, offertory money, popular, relationship, unlucky, unpopular

Unlucky Coins Part 1 縁起の悪いお賽銭 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced goen-dama (五円玉 – “five-yen coin”) as a popular offertory coin.

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Five-yen Coin

Oct 10, 2019Oct 09, 2019 Toru 0 Comments box, Buddha, coin, dedicate, five-yen, gods, good encounter, hope, money, offertory box, pray, prayer, relationship, shrine, temple

Five-yen Coin 五円玉 Usually, there is saisenbako (賽銭箱) in Japanese shrines and temples. 日本の神社や寺院などには「賽銭箱」が置かれていることがあります。 Saisen (賽銭) means money that is

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En mo Yukari mo Nai (縁もゆかりもない – Complete Stranger)

Oct 09, 2019Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments complete stranger, emphasize, family, friend, negative, phrase, relationship, stranger, thing

En mo Yukari mo Nai 縁もゆかりもない When describing that there is no relationship between things or people, you can say

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Kado ga Tstsu (角が立つ – Creating Bitter Feelings)

Jan 06, 2019 Toru 0 Comments bad relationship, bitter, bitter feelings, corner, feelings, gentle, harsh, relationship, stand, stand out

Kado ga Tstsu 角が立つ Yesterday, I introduced you to the idiom ‘kado ga toreru‘ (角が取れる), which means that someone who

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Te wo Kiru (手を切る – Washing One’s Hands of)

Sep 20, 2018 Toru 0 Comments bad, cut, cut off, hand, inappropriate, relationship, sexual, wash one's hand

Te wo Kiru 手を切る There is a Japanese expression, ‘te wo kiru’ (手を切る). 日本語には「手を切る」という表現があります。 Since ‘te‘ (手) means “hand” and

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