Tamahyun (タマヒュン – Stomach Drop)
Tamahyun タマヒュン When playing “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” I frequently encounter a phenomenon called tamahyun (タマヒュン).
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Harapeko (腹ぺこ – Being Hungry)
Harapeko 腹ぺこ When describing that one is hungry, one can use the casual term harapeko (腹ぺこ). お腹が空いたことを表すカジュアルな表現として「腹ぺこ」があります。 Hara (腹) means
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Hara ga Hette wa Ikusa ga Dekinu (腹が減っては戦ができぬ – An Army Marches on Its Stomach)
Hara ga Hette wa Ikusa ga Dekinu 腹が減っては戦ができぬ In my post yesterday, I introduced the phrase onaka ga heru (お腹が減る),
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Onaka ga Heru (お腹が減る – Being Hungry)
Onaka ga Heru お腹が減る Japanese people say onaka ga suku (お腹が空く) or onaka ga heru (お腹が減る) to represent being hungry.
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Betsubara (別腹 – Dessert Stomach)
Betsubara 別腹 Today, I used the Japanese term ‘betsubara‘ (別腹) when eating dinner with my friend. 私は今日、「別腹」という言葉を使いました。 ‘Betsubara’ means that
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Hara wo Kukuru (腹をくくる – Bracing Oneself)
Hara wo Kukuru 腹をくくる Following yesterday and the day before yesterday, I would like to talk about an idiom that
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Hara wo Yomu/Hara wo Saguru (腹を読む/腹を探る – Reading One’s Mind/Sounding out One’s Mind)
Hara wo Yomu/Hara wo Saguru 腹を読む/腹を探る In Japan, long ago it was thought that the stomach contains one’s feelings or
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Futoppara (太っ腹 – Generous)
Futoppara 太っ腹 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese idiom ‘hara ga futoi‘ (腹が太い), which means that one’s heart/capacity is
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Hara ga Futoi (腹が太い – One’s Heart is Large)
Hara ga Futoi 腹が太い There is an idiom, ‘hara ga futoi‘ (腹が太い) in Japanese. 日本語には「腹が太い」という慣用句があります。 ‘Hara‘ (腹) usually means “stomach”
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