All The Time（四六時中）
Today, I’d like to introduce a Japanese phrase “四六時中（shi roku ji tyu）.” This means something like “all the time,” but
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Month: June 2015
The Coin Which Has The Highest Value.
Do you know the regularly used coin which has the highest value? In the past, It was Japan’s 500 yen
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Japanese Young Girls’ Enigmatic Text
In Japan, young girls tend to use enigmatic texts like actual ciphers by combining various symbols or kanji. Today, I’d
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Can I borrow the toilet?
When we want to use a bathroom, we often say “トイレを借りてもいいですか？（Can I borrow the toilet?）” However, the verb “borrow” implies
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Greenland and Iceland
Today, I learned about etymologies of Greenland and Iceland. Both of them were named by Erik the Red in the
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‘#’ is not ‘sharp’
Most Japanese people regard ‘#’ as sharp, and call sharp. However, actual sharp is ‘♯.’ In Japan, the official name
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Definition of Meter
Today, I learned about a length unit ‘meter.’ In the past, the meter was defined as one ten-millionth of the
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