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Month: October 2018

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Namida wo Nomu (涙を呑む – Swallowing Tears)

Oct 31, 2018 Toru 0 Comments chagrin, cry, drink, regret, sorrow, swallow, swallow tears, tear, tears

TNamida wo Nomu 涙を呑む A few days ago, I took an action called ‘namida wo nomu’ (涙を呑む) in Japanese. 私は先日、涙を呑みました。

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Honenuki (骨抜き – Pulling Teeth)

Oct 30, 2018Oct 30, 2018 Toru 0 Comments backbone, be madly in love, belief, bone, chicken, fish, lose, pull out, pull teeth, remove, sexual factor

Honenuki 骨抜き I have seen a person who has gone into a state called ‘honenuki’ (骨抜き). 私は「骨抜き」になった人を見たことがあります。 ‘Hone’ (骨) means

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Butsubutsu Gawa (ぶつぶつ川)

Oct 29, 2018Oct 29, 2018 Toru 0 Comments length, longest, raw, river, shortest, Wakayama

Butsubutsu Gawa ぶつぶつ川 Japan has a law called ‘Kasen-hou’ (河川法 – literally “River Raw”), which designates important rivers in our

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Mimi ni Tako ga Dekiru (耳にたこができる – Having a Sore Ear)

Oct 28, 2018Oct 29, 2018 Toru 0 Comments callus, disgusted, ear, friction, generate, pressure, sore ear, strain

Mimi ni Tako ga Dekiru 耳にたこができる Have you ever been disgusted by a person who talks the same story repeatedly?

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Narau yori Narero (習うより慣れよ – Practice Makes Perfect)

Oct 27, 2018 Toru 0 Comments education, get used to, learn, perfect, practice, skill, study, university

Narau yori Narero 習うより慣れよ In my university, education based on practice has been performed. 私の大学では、実践に基づいた教育が行われています。 It is also important to

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Uni (ウニ – Sea Urchin)

Oct 26, 2018 Toru 0 Comments blowfish, porcupinefine, sea, sea urchin, shape, spine, urchin

Uni ウニ Yesterday, I wrote about the fish ‘harisenbon‘ (ハリセンボン – porcupinefish/blowfish). 昨日は「ハリセンボン」という生き物について書きました。 Today, I would like to talk about

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Harisenbon (ハリセンボン – Porcupinefish)

Oct 25, 2018 Toru 0 Comments fish, French, many, needle, old French, porcupine, porcupinefish, pork, spine, thousand

Harisenbon ハリセンボン “Porcupinefish” is referred to as ‘harisenbon‘ (ハリセンボン) in Japanese. 日本語で「ハリセンボン」と呼ばれる魚がいます。 I think that it is easy for most

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Yaboyou (野暮用 – Trivial Errand)

Oct 24, 2018 Toru 0 Comments business, errand, personal, rude, tasteless, trivial

Yaboyou 野暮用 Today I had some ‘yaboyou’ (野暮用). 私は今日、「野暮用」がありました。 ‘Yaboyou’ means a minor business to do or a trivial errand

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Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘

Oct 23, 2018 Toru 0 Comments brain, faint, fall asleep, pretend, raccoon dog, sham sleep, sleep, surprise

Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘ 本当の狸寝入り Previously, I introduced you to the term ‘tanuki neiri‘ (狸寝入り – literally “raccoon dog sleep”), which

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