Kao ga Ureru (顔が売れる – Becoming Famous)
Kao ga Ureru 顔が売れる Becoming famous or well-known is expressed as kao ga ureru (顔が売れる) in Japanese. 世間に広く名が知られることや、有名になることを、日本語で「顔が売れる」といいます。 Since kao
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Tōge wo Kosu (峠を越す – Getting over the Hump)
Tōge wo Kosu 峠を越す Three days ago, I introduced the Japanese word tōge (峠), which means ‘mountain pass.” 三日前、私は “mountain
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Bureikou (無礼講 – Unrestricted Binge)
There is a drinking party called 無礼講 (bureikou) in Japan. 無礼講 無 (bu) means “nothing” and 礼講 “reikou” means a
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Orekireki (お歴々)
Orekireki お歴々 Even though I am Japanese, I sometimes come across Japanese words I don’t know when referring a dictionary.
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Ita ni Tsuku
Today I will talk about the Japanese idiom “ita ni tsuku.” 板につく “Ita ni tsuku” means that someone’s attitude or
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