Sample Sentences with 脳味噌

脳味噌 (nōmiso: brains; brain tissue)     brain + miso

This word is often used with the verb 絞 (shibo(ru): to press, squeeze, wring), which we’ve seen before.

もう少し脳味噌を絞って考えろ。
Mō sukoshi nōmiso o shibotte kangaero.
Rack your brains a little harder.

少し (sukoshi: a little)
考 (kanga(eru): to think)

私は答えを出そうと脳味噌を絞った。
Watashi wa kotae o dasō to nōmiso o shibotta.
I racked my brains for an answer.

私 (watashi: I)
答え (kotae: answer)
出 (da(su): to produce)

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