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It turns out my greatest foe is coffee tables

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Confanity

弁慶の泣き所 (Benkei no nakidokoro; “The place that makes Benkei weep”) Definition: The shins; someone’s weak point, an Achilles’ Heel. The term 泣き所 by itself can mean a shin or a weak point; this phrase intensifies the image by picturing a … Continue reading →

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