「水の表現」Let's look at a few words and expressions that involve water, 水 (mizu).水商売 (mizu shobai) = the water world, which refers to red light districts and the trade in flesh寝耳に水 (ne mimi ni mizu) = a bolt out of the blue (literally, "water in a sleeping ear")水に泡 (mizu ni awa) = to come to nothing (literally, "foam on water")水いらず (mizu irazu) = to be alone with one's family (literally, "not letting water in")水臭い (mizu kusai) = to become cool suddenly (literally, "stinking of water")水と油 (mizu to abura) = oil and water焼け石に水 (yake ishi ni mizu) = a drop in the bucket (literally, "burning stone in water")And, our own favorite:水に流す (mizu ni nagasu) = to forgive and forget (literally, "to let flow away")Please send us your own favorites.Yahoo Japan Auction ServiceBook a hotel in Japan with BookingsTokyo Serviced ApartmentsBudget accommodation in JapanHappi CoatsJapanese For Busy PeopleTagsJapan Tokyo Kyoto Water expressions Kyushu ...full story at Japan Visitor
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Rie Tanaka - Mizu no Akashi »
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Mizu no Akashi
by Rie Tanaka
Album : Chara de Rie (2003)
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Rie Tanaka (田中 理恵, Tanaka Rie?) born January 3, 1979 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a singer and voice actress (seiyū). Among her roles are Chi and Freya in the Japanese ... |
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