Shippo wo Maku (尻尾を巻く – Turning Tail)
Shippo wo Maku 尻尾を巻く When there is no way to win, and you admit your defeat, it can be described
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Omagari Neko (尾曲がり猫 – Cats with Bent Tails)
Omagari Neko 尾曲がり猫 Yesterday, I introduced you to the term kagishippo (かぎしっぽ), which represents a cat’s tail that is bent
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Kagishippo (かぎしっぽ – Kinked Tail)
Kagishippo かぎしっぽ There are many stray cats living around my apartment. 私のアパートの周りには野良猫がたくさん住んでいます。 Around noon today, a stray cat that crossed
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Shippo wo Dasu (尻尾を出す – Revealing One’s Secret Unintentionally)
Shippo wo Dasu 尻尾を出す The other day I introduced you to the idiom boro ga deru (ぼろが出る), which means to
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Ohire wo Tsukeru (尾ひれをつける – Embellishing a Story)
Ohire wo Tsukeru 尾ひれを付ける Some people embellish a story using something that’s not true. 何かを話すとき、事実でないことを交えて大げさに言う人がいます。 Such an act is called
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Shippo wo Tsukamu (Grab a Tail)
Shippo wo Tsukamu 尻尾をつかむ Today I will talk about the Japanese phrase “shippo wo tsukamu.” 今日は「尻尾をつかむ」という慣用句を紹介します。 The literal meaning is
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A Rainy Day is a Bad Weather Day
Since it rained today, I will talk about the Japanese proverb “ame ga furu hi ha tenki ga warui,” which
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