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Tariki Hongan (他力本願 – Relying on Someone)

Tariki Hongan 他力本願 Relying on someone or leaving your work to someone is sometimes called tariki hongan (他力本願) in Japanese. Read More

Onbu ni Dakko おんぶに抱っこ Yesterday, I introduced the term marunage (丸投げ), which means to leave all the work that you Read More

Marunage 丸投げ It is not good to do marunage (丸投げ) your work to someone. するべき仕事を「丸投げ」するのは良いことではありません。 Marunage means to leave all Read More

Mi wo Ko ni Suru 身を粉にする I am working while mi wo ko ni suru/shite (身を粉にする/して). 私は「身を粉にして」働いています。 Since mi (身) Read More

Inemuri 居眠り Today, I did ‘inemuri‘ (居眠り) for just a few minutes. 私は今日、ほんの数分程「居眠り」をしてしまいました。 Inemuri means to fall asleep unwillingly when Read More

Monpe もんぺ A pair of work pants having a shape of hakama (袴 – somewhat like baggy pants that were Read More

Rachi ga Akanai 埒があかない These days, my works are increasing, and there is no end in sight. 最近、仕事がどんどん増え、作業を進めてもなかなか終わりが見えてきません。 Things do Read More

Ne wo Ageru 音を上げる I am about to do an action called ‘ne wo ageru‘ (音を上げる) in Japanese. 私は今、音を上げそうです。 Ne Read More

Muda 無駄 I worked more than three days in a row, without returning home. 私はここ3日間以上、家に帰らず仕事をしていました。 And today, when I came Read More