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Fugen Jikkō and Yūgen Jikkō (不言実行と有言実行 – Action before Words / Walking the Talk)

Jul 09, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments action, doing, four-character idiom, negative, positive, saying, talk, walk, words

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)

Jun 24, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments COVID-19, distance, friendly, friendly talking, intersect, knee, relationship, situation, talk, 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)

Jun 23, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments bloom, bound, conversation, flower, talk, tree

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)

Jun 08, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments back, bad, behind, finger, knowledge, point, situation, talk

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)

Feb 25, 2021May 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments chew, eat, mouth, move, phrase, slowly, talk

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)

Apr 23, 2019 Toru 0 Comments dig, emphasize, essence, foundation, leaf, leaves, rhythm, root, talk, theory, 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)

Apr 22, 2019Apr 25, 2019 Toru 0 Comments conclusion, foundation, groundless, important, leaf, leaves, nothing, plant, result, root, talk, theory, unfounded

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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Mukuchi (無口 – Having Few Words)

Dec 23, 2018 Toru 0 Comments few words, mouth, nothing, person, talk, talk a lot, talk little

Mukuchi 無口 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese ‘oshaberi‘ (おしゃべり), which means to talk a lot about something. 昨日は、口数多く話すことを意味する「おしゃべり」という言葉を紹介しました。

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Oshaberi (おしゃべり – Gabbing/Babbler)

Dec 22, 2018Dec 22, 2018 Toru 0 Comments babbler, big mouth, gab, loose tongue, speak, talk

Oshaberi おしゃべり I am not a person called ‘oshaberi‘ (おしゃべり ) very much. 私はあまり「おしゃべり」ではありません。 ‘Osyaberi’ is a word made by

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