人 (Hito – Person)
Today I’d like to talk about the Kanji: 人 (hito), which means “person” or “human.” 人 In the famous Japanese
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Month: February 2018
Kutabireru (くたびれる – Tired)
Kutabireru くたびれる Yesterday, くたびれました (kutabire mashita – I was tired). 昨日はくたびれました。 The verb くたびれる (kutabireru) means to lose your physical
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Isse Ichidai (一世一代 – Something of One’s Life)
Isse Ichidai 一世一代 Today may be a very important day called 一世一代 (isse ichidai) for me. 今日は私にとって、「一世一代」の重要な日かもしれません。 The four-character idiom,
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Doki Doki” (ドキドキ), “Waku Waku” (ワクワク), “Hara Hara” (ハラハラ)
I introduced you to two words related to “excitement” in the last two days. 「ドキドキ」と「ワクワク」と「ハラハラ」 Today I’d like to talk
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Kokoro Odoru (心躍る – Exciting)
Kokoro Odoru 心躍る Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term 胸騒ぎ (munasawagi), which means to have a bad feeling.
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Munasawagi (胸騒ぎ – Bad Feeling)
Munasawagi 胸騒ぎ Have you ever felt that something bad would happen? 何か悪いことが起きると予感して興奮したことはありますか？ Such a state is called 胸騒ぎ (munasawagi) in
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Sarusuberi (サルスベリ – Lagerstroemia Indica)
Yesterday, I introduced you to a term related to 猿 (saru – monkey). サルスベリ Today I’d like to talk about
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Sarushibai (猿芝居 – Stupid Trick)
Sarushibai 猿芝居 Formerly, I introduced you to the Japanese term 猿真似 (sarumane), which means to imitate acts of others without
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Heppiri Goshi (へっぴり腰 – Full of Fear)
Heppiri Goshi へっぴり腰 Have you ever seen a person who has a extremely diffident attitude or is full of fear?
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