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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Harawata ga Niekuri Kaeru (はらわたが煮えくり返る – Boiling with Anger)
Harawata ga Niekuri Kaeru 腸が煮えくり返る Today, I was about to ‘harawata ga niekuri kaeru‘ (はらわたが煮えくり返る). 私は今日、腸が煮えくり返りそうになりました。 ‘Harawata ga niekuri kaeru’
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Houfuku Zettou (抱腹絶倒 – Holding One’s Stomach and Laughing)
Houfuku Zettou 抱腹絶倒 Have you ever had a big laugh enough to roll around a floor? 転げ回るほど大笑いしたことはありますか？ To describe such
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