Head to Toe
Let's start with a quiz. What do you think the following term could mean?
頭を刈る (あたまをかる) head + to cut
a. to cut off someone's head
b. to cut the head off a fish
c. to cut one's hair
d. to excel; be a cut above the rest; stand heads and tails above...
Essay 1641 on 到 (to arrive; attain; reach) Is Coming Next
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READ MOREEssay 1837 on 慢 (arrogant; proud; boastful; sluggish; lazy) Is Now Up
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Many 慢 terms involve pride. These words run the gamut from healthy self-regard (...
Essay 1837 on 慢 (arrogant; proud; boastful; sluggish; lazy) Is Coming Next
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Essay 1837 on 慢 (arrogant; ...
READ MOREEssay 1686 on 排 (to exclude, expel, reject; anti-; discharge) Is Now Up
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Words with 排 run the gamut from xenophobic policies...