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“Being painfully-true” in Japanese

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耳の痛い miminoitai miminoitai

Being painfully-true in Japanese is “耳の痛い” (miminoitai). Full meaning: being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand), making one's ears burn, striking home (e.g. remark).

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