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Kotowaza Level IV SC
Kotowaza
9
Language - Japanese
3rd Grade
01/17/2007

Additional Language - Japanese Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
石橋をたたいて渡る
Definition
Direct: Poke at a stone bridge before you cross it
Meaning: Proceed with caution
Term
以心伝心
Definition
Direct: Read each other's hearts
Meaning: To be on the same page/know what the other person is thinking
Term
腕を磨く
Definition
Direct: To polish ones arms
Menaing: To master one's craft
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かわいい子には旅をさせよ
Definition
Direct: Make the cute kid go on a trip
Meaning: Don't spoil your kids
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郷に入っては郷に従え
Definition
Direct: Push the "curtain doors"
Meaning: When in Rome, do as the Romans do
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重箱の隅をつつく
Definition
Direct: To poke at the corners of a food box (with a toothpick)
Meaning: Being obsessed over the little details
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ちりも積れば山となる
Definition
Direct: Even as dust piles up, it becomes a mountain
Meaning: Little things add up
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のれんに腕押し
Definition
Direct: To push at curtains
Meaning: A wasted effort
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ひっぱりだこ
Definition
Direct: An octopus pulled in all directions
Meaning: Someone in great demand or very popular
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