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Tariki Hongan (他力本願 – Relying on Someone)

Jul 05, 2019 Toru 0 Comments Amitabha Buddha, Buddha, Buddhist term, depend, other, power, rely, rely on, true, wish, work

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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Onbu ni Dakko (おんぶに抱っこ – Completely Relying on Others)

Jul 04, 2019Jul 04, 2019 Toru 0 Comments carry, depend, depend on, huggy, piggyback, rely, rely on, ride, work, wuggy

Onbu ni Dakko おんぶに抱っこ Yesterday, I introduced the term marunage (丸投げ), which means to leave all the work that you

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Demakase (でまかせ – Tall Tale)

Jun 21, 2019 Toru 0 Comments at random, bring out, emotionless, let it go, mouth, nonsense, rely on, tale, tall tale

Demakase でまかせ I sometimes see a person who say demakase (でまかせ). 私はときどき「でまかせ」を言う人を見かけます。 Demakase means to say something at random, to

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