Kuchi ga Omoi (口が重い – Having Few Words)
Kuchi ga Omoi 口が重い In my post yesterday, I introduced the idiom kuchi ga karui (口が軽い), which describes people who
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Hakaba made Motteiku (墓場まで持っていく – Taking Something to One’s Grave)
Hakaba made Motteiku 墓場まで持っていく Do you have a serious secret that you cannot talk to anyone? 決して人に言えない重大な秘密はありますか？ Such a deep
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Boro ga Deru (ぼろが出る – Letting One’s Fault Reveal Unexpectedly)
Boro ga Deru ぼろが出る Have you ever let your secret faults reveal unexpectedly? 人に見られないよう隠してきた欠点が、不意に出てしまったことはありますか？ Such a situation can be described
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