Ryūtō Dabi (竜頭蛇尾 – Anticlimax)
Ryūtō Dabi 竜頭蛇尾 A situation where one starts off impressively but loses momentum at the end can be expressed with
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Ja no Michi wa Hebi (蛇の道は蛇 – The Expert Know Best)
Ja no Michi wa Hebi 蛇の道は蛇 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the saying mochi wa mochiya (餅は餅屋), which means that
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Chōda no Retsu (長蛇の列 – Very Long Line)
Chōda no Retsu 長蛇の列 A very long waiting queue can be described as chōda no retsu (長蛇の列) in Japanese. とても長々と続く行列のことを、「長蛇の列」といいます。
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Hebi-geiko
Today I will talk about the Japanese term “hebi-geiko.” 蛇稽古 The literal meaning of “hebi” is “snake,” “geiko” means “enrichment
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Yabu Kara Bou (A Stick From Shrubs)
Yabu Kara Bou 藪から棒 Today, I will talk about the Japanese “yabu kara bou,” whose literal meaning is “a stick
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Dekai Hebi (Dekay’s Snake)
Dekai Hebi デカイヘビ Since I found an interesting animal on the Internet today, I will share it. 今日はインターネット上で面白い動物を見つけたので、紹介します。 It is
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The Number of Neck Bone
Do you know the number of bones of a human neck? 人間の首の骨の数をご存知ですか？ Or, what about giraffe, hippopotamus, elephant, rabbit, dog,
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