隔靴 掻痒 kakkasōyō
kakkasōyō
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1. being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch
Yojijukugo
もっと単刀 直入 に言 ってくれないかな。隔靴 掻痒 の感 なきにしもあらずだよ。
motto tantōchokunyūni itte kurenaikana. kakkasōyōno kan nakini shimo arazudayo.
You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?
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もっと単刀 直入 に言 ってくれないかな。隔靴 掻痒 の感 なきにしもあらずだよ。
motto tantōchokunyūni itte kurenaikana. kakkasōyōno kan nakini shimo arazudayo.
You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?
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