Ippai Kuwasu (一杯食わす – Pulling a Trick)
Ippai Kuwasu 一杯食わす We sometimes use the phrase ‘ippai kuwasu‘ to mean to deceive someone well. うまく誰かを騙すことを、日本語で「一杯食わす」と言うことがあります。 ‘Ipppai‘ (一杯) means
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Month: September 2018
Ne wo Ageru (音を上げる – Whining)
Ne wo Ageru 音を上げる I am about to do an action called ‘ne wo ageru‘ (音を上げる) in Japanese. 私は今、音を上げそうです。 Ne
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Garakuta (ガラクタ – Junk)
Garakuta ガラクタ There are several ‘gatrakuta‘ (ガラクタ) in my room. 私の部屋には幾つかの「ガラクタ」があります。 Garakuta means something worthless, junk, or useless. 「ガラクタ」とは、価値のないものや、用途のないものを指す言葉です。 ‘Gara‘
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Shinjū (心中 – Love Suicide)
Shinjū 心中 I introduced you to the Japanese word ‘shinchū‘ (心中 – “feeling”) in my yesterday’s post. 昨日の表現の中で、”feeling” を意味する「心中（しんちゅう）」という言葉が出てきました。 Actually,
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Shinshū Osasshi Shimasu (心中お察しします – You Have My Sympathies)
Shinshū Osasshi Shimasu 心中お察しします When unhappy or sad events happen to someone, we sometimes say ‘shinchū osasshi shimasu‘ (心中お察しします) out
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ound Imitation Words for Describing Walking Part 2
Sound Imitation Words for Describing Walking Part 2 歩くさまを表す擬態語 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced you to the three sound imitation
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Onomatopoeias for Expressing Walking Part 1
Onomatopoeias for Expressing Walking Part 1 歩くさまを表す擬態語 Part 1 There are many onomatopoeias in Japanese that are used to express
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Tawawa (たわわ – Growing Richly)
Tawawa たわわ I think that there is less opportunity to use it, but I like the term ‘tawawa‘ (たわわ). あまり使う機会が多くありませんが、私は「たわわ」という表現が好きです。
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Tsukanukoto (つかぬこと – By the Way)
Tsukanukoto つかぬこと When asking someone for something, especially when it has nothing to do with the topic so far, we
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