Fuda Tsuki (Notorious)
Fuda Tsuki 札付き I talked about “osumi tsuki” yesterday, and “origami tsuki” the day before yesterday. 昨日は「お墨付き」、一昨日は「折り紙つき」という言葉を紹介しました。 Both of these
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Learning English and Japanese
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Month: January 2017
Osumi Tsuki (Certified)
Yesterday I talked about the Japanese term “origami tsuki”. お墨付き Today I will talk about the Japanese term “osumi tsuki”,
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Origami Tsuki (Hallmark)
Today I will talk about the Japanese term “origami tsuki”. 折り紙つき The literal meaning is “attached origami”, and it means
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Kuromaku (A Black Curtain)
Kuromaku 黒幕 Today I will talk about the Japanese word “kuromaku”. 今日は「黒幕」という日本語を紹介します。 The literal meaning is “a black curtain”, and
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Seijin no Hi (Coming of Age Day)
Seijin no Hi 成人の日 Today is a national holiday called “Seijin no Hi” in Japan. 今日は成人の日で、多くの日本国民にとって祝日です。 “Seijin no Hi” is
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Kokera Otoshi (Dropping Chips of Wood)
Kokera Otoshi こけら落とし Today I will talk about the Japanese event called “kokera otoshi”. 今日は「こけら落とし」と呼ばれる催しを紹介します。 “Kokera otoshi” is the first
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Itachi Gokko
Today I will talk about the Japanese idiom “itachi gokko”. いたちごっこ The literal meaning of “itachi gokko” is “to pretend
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