Tsumoru Hanashi (積もる話 – A Pile of Stories to Tell)
Tsumoru Hanashi 積もる話 When you meet someone after a long time and have a lot of stories you want to
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Koshi wo Oru (腰を折る – Interrupting)
Koshi wo Oru 腰を折る To describe interrupting and stopping what someone is doing, you can use the Japanese idiom koshi
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Fugen Jikkō and Yūgen Jikkō (不言実行と有言実行 – Action before Words / Walking the Talk)
Fugen Jikkō and Yūgen Jikkō 不言実行と有言実行 To do what you have to do without saying a word is described as
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Hiza wo Majieru (膝を交える – Friendly Talking)
Hiza wo Majieru 膝を交える To have a friendly talk with someone is expressed as hiza wo majieru (膝を交える) in Japanese.
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Hanashi ni Hana ga Saku (話に花が咲く – Talk and Talk)
Hanashi ni Hana ga Saku 話に花が咲く Have you ever had a conversation that was so fun that you talked about
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Ushiroyubi wo Sasareru (後ろ指を指される – Being Talked Behind One’s Back)
Ushiroyubi wo Sasareru 後ろ指を指される When someone says something bad about you without you knowing it, your situation is described as
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Mogo Mogo (もごもご – Muttering) and Mogu Mogu (もぐもぐ – Nom Nom)
Mogo Mogo and Mogu Mogu 「もごもご」と「もぐもぐ」 In my post yesterday, I explained that the onomatopoeic phrase mogo mogo (もごもご) could
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Nehori Hahori (根掘り葉掘り – Thoroughly)
Nehori Hahori 根掘り葉掘り Yesterday, I introduced the term ‘ne mo ha mo nai‘ (根も葉もない), which means that a theory/talk has
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Ne mo Ha mo nai (根も葉もない – Groundless)
Ne mo Ha mo nai 根も葉もない To describe that a theory or talk has no foundation, you can use the
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