口くち慣ならし

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

getting used to a taste; acquiring a taste for

Refers to the process of accustoming one's palate to a new or unfamiliar flavor through repeated exposure.

• 最さい初しょは苦にが手てだった納なっ豆とうも、口くち慣ならしで食たべられるようになった。

  Even natto, which I disliked at first, became edible through getting used to the taste.

• 新あたらしい料りょう理りに挑ちょう戦せんするときは、少すこしずつ口くち慣ならしをするといい。

  When trying a new dish, it's good to gradually accustom yourself to the taste.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

oral drill; speaking practice

Used for exercises that train the mouth and tongue to pronounce words smoothly, often in language learning or speech training.

• 英えい語ごの発はつ音おんを良よくするために、毎まい日にち口くち慣ならしをしている。

  I do oral drills every day to improve my English pronunciation.

• スピーチの前まえに口くち慣ならしとして早はや口くち言こと葉ばを言いう。

  Before a speech, I say tongue twisters as a mouth warm-up.