Yoichi Oishi

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Is there English counterpart(s) to Japanese old saying, “Present salt to your enemy.”?

Jun 25, 2013

101

What is the difference between an Emperor and a King?

Apr 2, 2012

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Is there really no English equivalent to German's “Fachidiot”?

May 25, 2016

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Are there counterpart English expressions to Japanese proverb, "the nail that pops up is always hammered down?

Jul 18, 2013

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What is the English equivalent to the Chinese/Japanese saying, “塞翁失馬— Life is like Old Sai’s horse”?

Oct 5, 2014

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Is “the girls are want to gossip” correct?

Oct 18, 2012

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What do you call a disease with an unknown cure?

Mar 19, 2013

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What is the difference between "emoji" and "emoticon"?

Feb 9, 2018

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Why is the euphemism "comfort women" so heavily used?

Jan 13, 2016

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Proverb or expression for a situation with two choices, both leading to a different kind of trouble

Jul 19, 2013

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What does “Your hair is so white now, it can talk back to police” mean?

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What are representative examples of exaggerated simile like “I never in a million years thought I’d see this.”?

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What does “raising the debt ceiling is not groovy” mean? Is the word “groovy" obsolete among the youth of America”?

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What does “velvet-rope-poor” mean?

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