Me wo Shiro Kuro Saseru (目を白黒させる – Rolling One’s Eyes)
Me wo Shiro Kuro Saseru 目を白黒させる The Japanese idiom me wo shiro kuro saseru (目を白黒させる) can be used to describe
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Ryū Ryū Shinku (粒粒辛苦 – Toil and Moil)
Ryū Ryū Shinku 粒粒辛苦 The four-character idiom ryū ryū shinku (粒粒辛苦) is sometimes used to describe the accumulation of small
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Kurushī (苦しい – Painful/Difficult)
Kurushī 苦しい Now I am in a state called kurushī (苦しい). 私は今、「苦しい」です。 Kurushī is a term that describes a physically
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Ne wo Ageru (音を上げる – Whining)
Ne wo Ageru 音を上げる I am about to do an action called ‘ne wo ageru‘ (音を上げる) in Japanese. 私は今、音を上げそうです。 Ne
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Shiku Hakku (四苦八苦 – Struggling to Do)
Shiku Hakku 四苦八苦 Struggling to do something or floundering is called 四苦八苦 (shiku hakku) in Japanese. ものすごく苦労することや、非常に苦しいことを、日本語で「四苦八苦」と言います。 四 means “four,”
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