Koto Nakare Shugi (事なかれ主義 – A Fear of Rocking the Boat)
Koto Nakare Shugi 事なかれ主義 Many Japanese follow a principle known as koto nakare shugi (事なかれ主義). 日本人の多くは「事なかれ主義」です。 Koto nakare shugi refers
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Ware wo Wasureru (我を忘れる – Losing Control)
Ware wo Wasureru 我を忘れる To lose control of oneself by getting excited about something can be expressed with the Japanese
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Suteru Kami Areba Hirou Kami Ari (捨てる神あれば拾う神あり – When One Door Shuts Another Opens)
Suteru Kami Areba Hirou Kami Ari 捨てる神あれば拾う神あり When you are in trouble, some people may heartlessly leave you alone. あなたが困っているとき、非情にも見捨てようとする人がいるかもしれません。
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Otesū Desuga (お手数ですが – I’m Sorry to Trouble You)
Otesū Desuga お手数ですが When asking someone to do a task in a business setting, we often use the phrase otesū
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Te wo Yaku (手を焼く – Having Trouble with Something)
Te wo Yaku 手を焼く Today a graduation ceremony took place at my university. 今日は私の大学の卒業式でした。 In this year, it was hard
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Tekozuru (てこずる – Having Trouble with Something)
Tekozuru てこずる When you cannot handle something and have trouble with it, we express it using the Japanese verb てこずる
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Arienai (ありえない – I Can’t Believe It)
Arienai ありえない Young people these days often say ありえない (arienai) when incredible things happen or they are in trouble. 最近の若者は、信じられないことが起きた時や、とても困った状況に陥った時、「ありえない」と言うことがあります。
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Itachi no Saigoppe (イタチの最後っ屁)
Itachi no Saigoppe イタチの最後っ屁 Previously, I introduced the Japanese idiom, “itachi gokko” (いたちごっこ), which means that two people repeat the
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