Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku (明日は明日の風が吹く – Tomorrow Is Another Day)
Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku 明日は明日の風が吹く When you feel down due to unpleasant experiences, you may brood over
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Yanagi ni Kaze (柳に風 – Warding Off)
Yanagi ni Kaze 柳に風 People who do not oppose others and smoothly ward things off are sometimes described as yanagi
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Kodomo wa Kaze no Ko (子供は風の子 – Children Are Open-air Creatures)
Kodomo wa Kaze no Ko 子供は風の子 When I was a child, I used to wear short-sleeved shirts and short pants
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Kazahana (風花 – Snow Flurry)
Kazahana 風花 On a sunny day, when snow falls fluttering, or when snow on mountains flurries by the wind, we
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Kaze no Tayori (風の便り – A Little Bird Told Me)
Kaze no Tayori 風の便り A rumor that comes out of nowhere can be expressed as kaze no tayori (風の便り). どこからともなく伝わってくるうわさのことを、「風の便り」と表現します。
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Kaze wo Kiru (風を切る – Feeling the 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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Kachō Fūgetsu (花鳥風月 – Beauties of Nature)
Kachō Fūgetsu 花鳥風月 To describe a beautiful landscape of nature, you can use the four-character idiom ‘kachō fūgetsu‘ (花鳥風月). 自然の美しい風景や風物を表す四字熟語に、「花鳥風月」があります。
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Fūrin (風鈴 – Wind Bell)
Fūrin 風鈴 Three years ago, I wrote an article about ‘fūrin‘ (風鈴 – wind bell). 約三年前、私は「風鈴」についての記事を書きました。 Today I would like
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Nezi wo Maku (ねじを巻く – Rolling up One’s Sleeves)
Neji wo Maku ねじを巻く When making someone/oneself improve their/one’s loose attitudes, it is called neji wo maku (ねじを巻く) in Japanese.
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