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Kawa (皮/革 – Skin/Leather)

Jun 01, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments animal, food, homonym, leather, plant, river, skin, tanning

Kawa 皮/革 The English words “skin” and “leather” are both referred to as kawa (かわ) in Japanese. 英語の “skin” と

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Kubi no Kawa Ichimai de Tsunagaru (首の皮一枚で繋がる – Hanging by a Thread)

Sep 13, 2019 Toru 0 Comments body, connect, hang, head, helpless, layer, neck, situation, skin, thread

Kubi no Kawa Ichimai de Tsunagaru 首の皮一枚で繋がる Today I would like to introduce a phrase that describes my current situation.

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Torihada (鳥肌 – Goose Bumps)

Aug 23, 2019 Toru 0 Comments bird, bump, cold, discomfort, fear, feather, goose, goose bumps, phenomenon, rise, skin

Torihada 鳥肌 A phenomenon that a lot of fine bumps appear on a person’s skin due to cold, fear, or

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Mochihada (餅肌 – Velvety Skin)

Dec 04, 2018 Toru 0 Comments beautiful, compliment, elastic, fine, rice cake, rough, skin, smooth, velvet, velvety skin, white

Mochihada 餅肌 My skins have been rough lately. 私は最近、肌が荒れています。 Because of this, when I say a person who has ‘mochihada‘

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Toranu Tanuki no Kawazanyo (捕らぬ狸の皮算用 – Don’t Count Your Chickens before They are Hatched)

Sep 09, 2018 Toru 0 Comments calculate, capture, money, plan, raccoon dog, skin

Toranu Tanuki no Kawazanyo 取らぬ狸の皮算用 I often do an act called “toranu tanuki no kawazanyo” (捕らぬ狸の皮算用). 私はよく「捕らぬ狸の皮算用」をします。 ‘Toranu‘ (捕らぬ) means

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Hadazamui (肌寒い – Chilly)

Aug 07, 2018Aug 07, 2018 Toru 0 Comments chilly, cold, rain, skin, summer

Hadazamui 肌寒い It is raining today, so I feel a little cold air in spite of summer. 今日は雨が降っており、夏なのに少し空気が冷たく感じます。 To feeling

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Hiniku (皮肉 – Sarcasn/Irony)

Jun 01, 2018 Toru 0 Comments bone, flesh, irony, marrow, sarcasm, skin

Hiniku 皮肉 I heard that English has many sarcasm and irony. 英語には多くの皮肉表現(sarcasm/irony)があると聞きました。 Sarcasm and irony are called hiniku (皮肉) in

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