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Ashi ga Bō ni Naru (足が棒になる – One’s Legs Are Tired)

Jul 12, 2021Aug 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments leg, log, stand, stick, stiff, stiffness, tired, walk

Ashi ga Bō ni Naru 足が棒になる When you walk or stand for a long time and get so tired that

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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Shibu-shibu (渋々 – Unwillingly/Reluctantly)

Aug 03, 2019Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments action, bitter, face, help, move, reluctantly, sour face, surrounding, unwillingly, walk

Shibu-shibu 渋々 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese term shibui kao (渋い顔), which means “sour face.” 昨日は「不愉快そうな顔」を意味する「渋い顔」という表現を紹介しました。 By repeating shibu (渋

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Koshikake (腰掛け – Chair/Makeshift Job)

May 17, 2019Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments assume, chair, employee, female, get married, housewife, job, lower back, makeshift job, married, place, position, rest, stand, tired, walk

Koshikake 腰掛け People often use koshikake (腰掛け) when getting tired from walking or standing. 歩くことや立つことに疲れたら、よく「腰掛け」を使います。 Koshi (腰) means “lower back,”

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Chidoriashi (千鳥足 – Walking Zigzag)

Apr 24, 2019Apr 25, 2019 Toru 0 Comments bird, drunk, feet, finger, foot, plover, stagger, walk, zigzag

Chidoriashi 千鳥足 To walk with a stagger (especially in a drunk state) is called ‘chidoriashi‘ (千鳥足) in Japanese. 酒によってふらふらと歩くことを、日本語で「千鳥足」と言います。 Since

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Kaze wo Kiru (風を切る – Feeling the Wind)

Feb 28, 2019 Toru 0 Comments cut, feel the wind, lower, proudly, rise, rotate, run, shoulder, strut, swagger, swiftly, walk, wind

Kaze wo Kiru 風を切る To walk, run, or rotate swiftly can be described as ‘kaze wo kiru‘ (風を切る) in Japanese.

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Nisshin Geppo (日進月歩 – Fast Progressing)

Nov 26, 2018 Toru 0 Comments day, four-character idiom, improve, information, information technology, month, progress, security, stride, walk

Nisshin Geppo 日進月歩 Information technology, especially security technology, continually progresses day by day. 情報技術、特にセキュリティに関する技術は、日に日に絶えず進歩しています。 When describing such a fact, we