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Tag Archives: self-destruction
Squeezed by one’s vices
Crunch crunch crunch 粋が身を食う(Sui ga mi wo kuu;“Worldly pleasures devour the man”) Definition: Too much pleasure will destroy you. A man, specifically, who spends all his time and money on dissolution with geisha (i.e. entertainers who provide music, song and … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Kotowaza
Tagged 粋, dissolution, entertainment, excess, 芸, 身の仇, 身を食う, Iroha karuta, pleasure, self-destruction, 大通どらの巻, 洒落本
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If possible, try to ween the exact right amount
Turns out it means “to suppose, to expect.” 驕る平家は久しからず (Ogoru Heike wa hisashikarazu; “The haughty Heike are not for long”) Definition: Pride comes before a fall, and outright arrogance is especially vulnerable. The more a person becomes full of themselves, … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Kotowaza
Tagged arrogance, 驕る, Heike, self-destruction, showing off, 平家, 平家物語, 久しからず
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Not the good kind
自暴自棄 ji.bou.ji.ki Literally: self – violence – self – abandon Alternately: Coming unmoored and lashing out, to the point of actually harming one’s own self or interests, in a surfeit of disillusionment or desperation. Impulsive and self-destructive flailing without regard … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Yojijukugo
Tagged desperation, 遊戯王, 自暴, 自棄, self-destruction, tyrant, 孟子
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