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Guide to Japanese Idioms

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• tmtvl 2y ago
  There are two Japanese idioms I really like: 1. Kawara wa migaite mo tama ni naranu, no matter how much you polish a roof tile it won't become a gemstone. 2. Kawara mo migakeba nara tama to naru, if you polish it enough even a roof tile will become a gemstone. I just like having those two contradictions.
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  • gentile 2y ago
    I like: Kaeru no tsura ni shonnbenn, カエルの面に小便, (Like) piss on a frogs face; Basically the idiom "like water off a ducks back"