Atezuppou (当てずっぽう – Random Guess)
If you do or say something irresponsible with no basis, you will be told “atezuppou” (当てずっぽう) in Japanese. 当てずっぽう “Atezuppou”
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Month: August 2017
Kuda wo Maku (管を巻く – Blathering)
Kuda wo Maku 管を巻く Today I’d like to talk about the Japanese idiom, “kuda wo maku” (管を巻く). 今日は「管を巻く」という慣用句を紹介します。 Here, the
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Shinshō Boudai (針小棒大 – Making Mountains out of Molehills)
Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom, “ohire wo tsukeru” (尾ひれを付ける), which menas to embellish or exaggerate a story using something
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Ohire wo Tsukeru (尾ひれをつける – Embellishing a Story)
Ohire wo Tsukeru 尾ひれを付ける Some people embellish a story using something that’s not true. 何かを話すとき、事実でないことを交えて大げさに言う人がいます。 Such an act is called
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Urashima Tarō Part 2
(Today’s post is the continuation of yesterday’s post.) 浦島太郎 Part 2 Urashima Tarō decided to return to his village after
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Urashima Tarō Part 1
Day before yesterday, I stayed at a resort hotel called “Hotel Urashima” (ホテル浦島). 浦島太郎 Part 1 The name of this
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Family Trip in Summer
From yesterday to today, my relatives, my family and I have gone to a trip. 夏の家族旅行 Although it was tough
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Zako (雑魚 – Small Fry)
Zako 雑魚 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese word, “sanshita” (三下), which means a lower-level member of an organization. 昨日は、下っ端を意味する「三下」という言葉を紹介しました。 Today
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Sanshita (三下 – Small Fry)
Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “sanshita” (三下), which means a lower-level member of an organization.
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