Fun Japanese Phrases
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ndhoisington on June 28, 2012
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Japanese | English |
|---|---|
 犯罪者は必ず現場に戻る | criminals always return to the scene of the crime |
| 顔が広い | knows many people |
| 頭が古い | old fashioned |
| 口を入れる | to throw in a suggestion |
| 猿も木から落ちる | Even monkeys fall from trees |
| 聞くと見るとは大違い | Big difference between what one hears and what one sees |
| 一石二鳥 | killing two birds with one stone |
| 心配性 | worrier |
| 神経質 | highly strung, neurotic |
| ろくでなし | good for nothing (loser) |
| マイペース（な） | self-pace |
| 情熱的 | passionate |
| 一匹狼 | a lone wolf, self reliant |
| 完璧主義者（かんぺきしゅぎしゃ） | perfectionist |
| 人種差別主義者（じんしゅさべつしゅぎしゃ） | racist |
| 夢中 | engrossed, infatuated |
| そのしゅんかん | in that instance... |
| 。。。しだい にまかせる | 1.) depends on (it's up to 'somebody') 2.) same meaning, a little looser than the first |
| 山脈（さんみゃく） | mountain range |
| 食べよう。。。としたら もし雨が降ったとしたら | 1.) assuming that (I eat) 2.) also can be used like this, assuming it rains |
| 左折 右折 | sasetsu usetsu left turn right turn |
| 上手な手から水がもれる | From skilled hands water leaks (it doesn't matter how good your hands are, water will still leak out of it) |
| 民族 | natives of a region |
| でんとうてき | traditional |
| 偶然 ぐうぜん | no adj na adj: by chance, suddenly. unexpectedly |
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