Homecoming and Slight Sightseeing Part 1
Today (technically yesterday since it’s midnight), I returned home in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture from Tokyo. 帰省と軽い観光 Part 1 Along
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Month: August 2016
Mountain Day
Today, August 11th is Mountain Day. 山の日 The purpose of Mountain Day is “to obtain an opportunity to become familiar
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Fu Ni Ochinai
Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese phrase “fu ni ochinai.” 腑に落ちない “Fu” means “guts,” “ochinai” means “it doesn’t
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The 600th Post
This is my 600th post. 600回目の投稿 Although there were some dangerous days, I managed to continue to write English without
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Aka no Tanin (A Complete Stranger)
Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “aka no tanin.” 赤の他人 “Aka” means “red,” “tanin” means “a stranger,” and
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Olympic Trivia in Japan
Rio Olympic Games began yesterday. 日本におけるオリンピックの雑学 Today, I’d like to talk about some Olympic trivia related to Japan. 昨日、リオオリンピックが始まりました。 In
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Ichi ka Bachi ka (One or Eight)
Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese idiom “ichi ka bachi ka.” 一か八か “Ichi” means “one,” “ka” means “or,”
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Nekojita (Cat’s Tongue)
Nekojita 猫舌 Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “nekojita” (cat’s tongue). 今日は、猫舌という日本語を紹介します。 Nekojita means people who can’t eat
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