五十歩百歩 (gojuppo hyappo) literally means “50 steps, 100 steps”. Figuratively, it means that there isn’t much difference among different options and they look/sound pretty much the same.Read More

気(き)の毒(どく) (kinodoku) is a Japanese idiom that literally means “spirit’s poison” and figuratively describes the situation when you feel sympathy for someoneRead More

惚気る (norokeru) means “to talk about one’s lovey-dovey, happy relationship in a showy and braggy way”.Read More

ヤマを張(は)る (yama o haru) is a Japanese idiom that means “make a guess/guestimate”.Read More