Sometimes a word fits just perfectly with what it means:
食言する - shokugen suru
Literally, "eating one's words", this verb means "to go back on one's promise".
For students of Japanese out there, a disclaimer - this word is awesome but evidently isn't very commonly used.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.