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Month: July 2018

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Socha (粗茶 – “Coarse Tea”)

07/31/2018 Toru 0 Comments coarse, low-grade, respect, tea, visitor

Socha 粗茶 In Japan, when serving tea to visitors, we sometimes say “socha desuga” (粗茶ですが). 日本では、来客にお茶を出す際に「粗茶ですが」と言うことがあります。 Since ‘so‘ (粗) means

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Essay Etymology Latest Onomatopoeia Uncorrected 

Giri-giri (ぎりぎり – “Barely”)

07/30/201807/30/2018 Toru 0 Comments barely, close, deadline, limit, out, time

Giri-giri ぎりぎり Today I ‘giri-giri‘ (ぎりぎり – “barely”) met a deadline. 私は今日、ある締め切りに「ぎりぎり」間に合いました。 Giri-giri is an onomatopoeia that represents that something

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China Essay Etymology Kanji Latest Uncorrected 

Kanji (漢字 – “Chinese Character”)

07/29/2018 Toru 0 Comments character, dynasty, era, Han, kanji, period

Kanji 漢字 Japanese people often use ‘kanji’ (漢字), which are characters born in China. 日本人は、中国発祥の文字である「漢字」をよく使います。 The term kanji is written

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Tyhoon No. 12

07/28/2018 Toru 0 Comments atmosphere, headache, pressure, typhoon, website

Tyhoon No. 12 台風12号 It is raining cats and gods. 激しい雨が降っています。 This is because Typhoon No. 12 is approaching. 台風12号が近づいているからです。

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Essay Kanji Latest Uncorrected 

Yamayama (山々 – Mountains)

07/27/2018 Toru 0 Comments beef, desire, feeling, mountain

Yamayama 山々 “Yama” (山) means “mountains,” and the kanji 々 means a repetition of the last character. 「山」は “mountain,” 漢字「々」は直前の漢字の繰り返しを意味します。

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Essay Etymology Latest Uncorrected 

Gokiburi (ゴキブリ – Cockroach)

07/26/2018 Toru 0 Comments cockroach, dish, eating utensils, gnaw, hide, wear

Gokiburi ゴキブリ Many people don’t like ‘gokiburi‘ (ゴキブリ – cockroach). 「ゴキブリ」は、多くの人間から嫌われています。 I talked about ‘gokiburi‘ a few times on Lang-8,

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Essay Etymology Latest Slang Uncorrected 

Akaten (赤点 – Failing Grade)

07/25/2018 Toru 0 Comments exam, failing grade, grade, red, school, score, test, university

Akaten 赤点 Have you ever gotten an ‘akaten‘ (赤点) on an exam? あなたはテストで「赤点」をとったことがありますか? Since ‘aka‘ (赤) means ‘red’ and ‘ten‘

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Natsubate (夏バテ – Summer Lethargy)

07/24/201807/24/2018 Toru 0 Comments exhausted, heat, hot, humid, lethargy, summer, weather

Natsubate 夏バテ The hot humid weather has continued lately. 最近とても蒸し暑いです。 Please be careful not to become a state called ‘natsubate‘

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Jama (邪魔 – Hindrance)

07/23/2018 Toru 0 Comments car, devil, evil, hamper, hinder, hindrance, interference, malevolent, obstruction

Jama 邪魔 In the area where I live, some people park their cars on a street, though it is prohibited

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