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Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Epiphany: An epiphany is a sudden realization of the nature of something. Often it occurs through an event or a powerful religious experience. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Epiphany...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Monday, April 11, 2022. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself: If you want a thing done well do it yourself means do things yourself to ensure they are done right instead of trusting others to do them. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser:...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Deathbed confession: A deathbed confession occurs when you confess or admit to a crime or something bad you have done just before you die. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/DeathbedConfess...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Saturday, April 9, 2022. On the side: Having something on the side usually means extra, in addition, or separate from what we already have such as a second job, for example. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/OnTh...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Friday, April 8, 2022. Bigwig: Bigwig is used to refer to someone with a lot of power or authority. It comes from the 1730s when men in authority wore white horse-hair wigs. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Bigw...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Offshore: Offshoring is making, situating or registering things in a foreign country, to take advantage of lower taxes, costs or less stringent rules. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Of...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Monday, April 4, 2022. Put your thumb on the scale: When you place your thumb on the scale, you try to influence the outcome of something, such as contract bidding or an election. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.j...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Our idiom for investigation today is ‘take to the grave.’ When you take something to the grave, you never reveal your secrets as long as you are alive. Even on your deathbed, you remain tight-lipped. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your prefer...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Our phrase for today is ‘for the birds.’ When we describe something as being for the birds, we mean it isn't very helpful or cannot be taken seriously. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/F...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Friday, April 1, 2022. Our Word of the Day is ‘willful blindness.’ We call a lack of knowledge willful blindness when we consciously decide not to know something. Ignorance could be worse than knowing. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Our phrase for this episode is ‘the nature of the beast.’ The nature of the beast is a phrase that means there are things essential to people's character and other things. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://link...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Monday, March 28, 2022. Today we have a proverb: 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.’ Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned means a woman who a man has rejected may become vindictive and dangerous. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https:...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Our Word of the Day is ‘grassroots.’ Grassroots are interpersonal connections at the most basic community level. People make up the main body and grassroots of any organization. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Saturday, March 26, 2022. The idiom we're delving into today is ‘the wolf is at the door.’ The idiom the wolf is at the door means you are facing financial ruin or at least economically challenging times. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Friday, March 25, 2022. The Word of the Day is ‘significant other.’ Your significant other is a person with whom you have a romantic or at least an intimate relationship with. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Si...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Our Word of the Day is ‘the dark side.’ People use the term the dark side to refer to the parts or sides of people or activities that are unpleasant, evil, or otherwise not nice. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Monday, March 21, 2022. Our idiom for today is ‘go nuclear.’ If you go nuclear, you become outraged and use force to the full extent of being extreme and perhaps in an irrational way. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanengli...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Our Word of the Day is ‘wolf down.’ When you wolf food down, you eat as much as you can as quickly as possible without regard for table manners. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/WolfDown...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Our Word of the Day is ‘wake-up cal.’ A wake-up call is something that makes you notice a situation and take action. Sure, it can also be a phone call to wake you up at a hotel. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https:...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today.  This episode was published on Friday, March 18, 2022.   Our phrase for today is ‘cry wolf.’   When something is in full swing, it's fully operational and no longer partly functional or in the nascent stages.   You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: http...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The phrase we're focusing on today is ‘in full swing.’ When something is in full swing, it's fully operational and no longer partly functional or in the nascent stages. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.a...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Monday, March 14, 2022. Our Word of the Day is ‘get by.’ To get by means you can live and feed yourself but not much else. Getting by is what you do when you don't have any extra money. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisaneng...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Sunday, March 13, 2022. Our Word of the Day is ‘trials and tribulations.’ Trials and tribulations are the events in life that cause suffering. We must all experience them, but they make us stronger. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://lin...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Saturday, March 12, 2022. Our Word of the Day is ‘off-kilter.’ When something is off-kilter, it is not working as usual or expected. The strange thing is something cannot be on kilter, only off-kilter. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://...

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Friday, March 11, 2022. Our Word of the Day is ‘zeitgeist.’ Zeitgeist is a German word meaning the spirit of the times. It's the ideas, beliefs, feelings, etc., of a period in history. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanengl...