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Kuchi wo Suppaku Suru (口を酸っぱくする – Telling Over and Over Again)

Jun 16, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments acidic, again, dry, eat, facial expression, make, mouth, same thing, sour, tell, theory

Kuchi wo Suppaku Suru 口を酸っぱくする Telling someone the same thing over and over again is expressed as kuchi wo suppaku

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Shibui Kao (渋い顔 – Sour Face)

Aug 02, 2019 Toru 0 Comments adult, attractive, bad, bitter, cool, dandy, face, feel, firm, man, men, offended, sour, tasteful, uncomfortable

Shibui Kao 渋い顔 I usually have a shibui kao (渋い顔) when feeling bad, uncomfortable, or offended. 私は嫌なことや不快なことがあると、たいてい「渋い顔」をします。 Since shibui (渋い)

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Shinsan wo Nameru (辛酸を嘗める – Having a Hard Time)

Jan 16, 2019 Toru 0 Comments hard time, hot, juice, lick, sour, spicy, suck, sweet

Shinsan wo Nameru 辛酸を嘗める Yesterday, I introduced the idiom ‘amai shiru wo suu‘ (甘い汁を吸う), which means to get profits without

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