Midori no Hi (みどりの日 – Greenery Day)
Midori no Hi みどりの日 Today is Midori no Hi (みどりの日). 今日は、みどりの日です。 Midori no Hi is a national holiday in Japan,
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Month: May 2018
Tsukinami (月並み – Cut-and-Dried)
Tsukinami 月並み When something is ordinary or common and boring, it is called tsukinami (月並み) in Japanese. 平凡であることや、ありふれていてつまらないことを、「月並み」と言います。 Tsuki (月)
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Ruru (縷々 – At Great Length)
Ruru 縷々 Have you ever heard of the Japanese word ruru (縷々) ? 縷々という日本語をご存知ですか？ It is not ruru (ルル), which
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Teshio ni Kakeru (手塩にかける – Raising with Tender Care)
Teshio ni Kakeru 手塩にかける Have you experienced raising or cherishing a child, an animal, or a plant by your own
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