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Iwark

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Konnichiwa, minna-san. Shitsumon ga arimasu. Do you know all of the japanese expressions(tatoeba: 首/kubi=fired)? If you do, please tell me the direct english meanings and why.

 

Glenn

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Start with 気, and we'll go from there.

I guess next would be 首.

Then you could look into 目.

Then of course there's 口.

After that move on to 耳.

 

Kyoko_desu

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Then comes 腹.
And then 顔.

 

Glenn

一切皆苦

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And how could I have possibly forgotten about 手?

Similarly, there's also 腕.

And let's not forget about 足.

 

undrentide

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How about 鼻?
And 背?

 

Glenn

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And getting away from body parts, there are all of the 虫.

 

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Iwark

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Kore wa expression no zenbu desu ka? naraba doumo arigatou gozaimasu.

 

Glenn

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Nope. There're also 頭, 髪, and 息, and those are just the ones we thought of. It's likely there are more.

 

Elizabeth

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Iwark said:

Kore wa expression no zenbu desu ka? naraba doumo arigatou gozaimasu.

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And if you can say 定番 for instance, you've got the expression for an expression.... The direct meaning, though ??? That's slightly more challenging. Something to do with a regular product line or goods coming to market, perhaps....