Lost in Literal

🇯🇵 Japanese, taken literally

借りてきた猫

kah ree teh kee tah neh koh · かりてきたねこ

Literally

A borrowed cat (that was brought over)

What it really means

A person who becomes quiet in an unfamiliar place

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Japanese, taken literally

猫の手も借りたいI want to borrow even a cat's paw猫に小判Gold coins to a cat猫をかぶるTo put on a cat猫舌Cat's tongue猫背Cat's back猫の額Cat's forehead