Me ga Ten ni Naru (目が点になる – Surprised)
Me ga Ten ni Naru 目が点になる The Japanese idiom me ga ten ni naru (目が点になる) describes someone being terribly surprised
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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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Ottamageru/Buttamageru (おったまげる/ぶったまげる – Mind-blowing)
Ottamageru/Buttamageru おったまげる/ぶったまげる In my post yesterday, I introduced the verb tamageru (たまげる), which means to be surprised. 昨日は「驚くこと」を意味する「たまげる」という言葉を紹介しました。 If you
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Tamageru (たまげる – Being Surprised)
Tamageru たまげる To be surprised at something is sometimes expressed as tamageru (たまげる) in Japanese. 何かに驚くことを、日本語で「たまげる」ということがあります。 Tamageru can be written
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Gyafun to Iwaseru (ぎゃふんと言わせる – Beating Someone Down to Size)
Gyafun to Iwaseru ぎゃふんと言わせる Today, I would like to introduce the phrase gyafun to iwaseru (ぎゃふんと言わせる), which means to render
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Gikkuri Goshi (ぎっくり腰 – Acute Low Back Pain)
Gikkuri Goshi ぎっくり腰 Two days ago, I hurt my low back suddenly and could not stand for a while. 私は先日腰を痛めて、暫くまともに立てませんでした。
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Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘
Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘ 本当の狸寝入り Previously, I introduced you to the term ‘tanuki neiri‘ (狸寝入り – literally “raccoon dog sleep”), which
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Bikkuri (びっくり- Surprise)
Bikkuri びっくり There are a lot of ‘surprises’ in our life. 世の中にはさまざまな「びっくり」があります。 In Japan, surprises are referred to as ‘bikkuri‘
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Dogimo wo Nuku (度肝を抜く – Surprising the Hell out of Someone )
Dogimo wo Nuku 度肝を抜く Have you ever surprised the hell out of someone? あなたは誰かをものすごく驚かせたことがありますか？ This action is sometimes called “dogimo
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