Namida wo Nomu (涙を呑む – Swallowing 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。
Read moreTNamida 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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Read moreUni 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
Read moreHarisenbon 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
Read moreYaboyou 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
Read moreReal ‘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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