Tateita ni Mizu (立て板に水 – Speaking Fluently)
Tateita ni Mizu 立て板に水 When someone speaks fluently and smoothly without hesitation, you can describe the situation as tateita ni
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Mizu wo Mukeru (水を向ける – Providing an Opening)
Mizu wo Mukeru 水を向ける The act of prompting someone to speak comfortably is sometimes expressed as mizu wo mukeru (水を向ける).
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Kyōka Suigetsu (鏡花水月 – Phantom)
Kyōka Suigetsu 鏡花水月 Beautiful things or phantoms that we can see but cannot touch are sometimes described as kyōka suigetsu
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Meikyō Shisui (明鏡止水 – Clear and Serene)
Meikyō Shisui 明鏡止水 When someone’s mind is completely free of distraction and is perfectly clear, the state is sometimes described
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Bunsuirei (分水嶺 – Watershed)
Bunsuirei 分水嶺 In Japanese, we sometimes refer to the critical turning point where the direction of things is determined as
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Supercooling
Supercooling 過冷却 Have you ever seen water that starts to freeze when poured or vibrated? 注いだり振動を与えると途端に凍り始める水を見たことはありますか？ Such water is in
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Yumizu no You ni Tsukau (湯水のように使う – Like It Grows on Trees)
Yumizu no You ni Tsukau 湯水のように使う Recently, I may have thrown a lot of money around to set up my
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Mizu no Hi (水の日 – Water Day)
Mizu no Hi 水の日 Today, August 1st, is mizu no hi (水の日), the national day of Japan. 今日、8月1日は日本の記念日「水の日」です。 Since mizu
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Minazuki (水無月 – June)
Minazuki 水無月 In Japan, when referring to months such as “January” or “May,” we almost always say the number of
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