That feeling when your crush says, “I love you”, but after you elatedly confess your feelings, she/he continues, “I mean as a friend…”Read Definition
猫の手も借りたい: Japanese Idiom ‘Want to Borrow Cat’s Hand’
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猫も杓子も: Japanese Idiom ‘Cats and Rice Spatulas’
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Why “The moon is beautiful” Could Mean “I love You” in Japanese
月が綺麗ですね (つきがきれいですね, tsukiga.kirei.desune) literarily means ‘The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?’ in Japanese. Surprisingly, however, it could also contain the hidden meaning — ‘I love you’.Read Definition
死亡フラグ (“Death Flag”): Clichéd Line Foreshadowing Your Death
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高嶺の花 (takanenohana): Girls like a Beautiful Flower at the Top of a Mountain
高嶺の花 (たかねのはな, takane no hana) Noun
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