Last Day of Heisei
Last Day of Heisei 平成最後の日 Today is the last day of Heisei (平成). 今日は平成最後の日です。 Do you know about the Japanese
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Month: April 2019
Iromegane (色眼鏡 – Colored Glasses)
Iromegane 色眼鏡 I introduced you to the megane (眼鏡 – “glasses”) two days ago, and introduced mushimegane (虫眼鏡 – “magnifying
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Mushimegane (虫眼鏡 – Magnifying Glass/Loupe)
Mushimegane 虫眼鏡 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term megane (眼鏡), which means “glasses.” 昨日は “glasses” を意味する「眼鏡」という日本語を紹介しました。 By adding
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Megane (眼鏡 – Glasses)
Megane 眼鏡 Today I bought a megane (眼鏡). 私は今日「眼鏡」を買いました。 Megane is a Japanese word that means “glasses.” 「眼鏡」は “glasses” を意味する日本語であす。
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Yaki ga Mawaru (焼きが回る – Becoming Dull)
Yaki ga Mawaru 焼きが回る To become dull or to have a decline in ability is expressed as yaki ga mawaru
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Gotaku wo Naraberu (御託を並べる – Harping on the Same String)
Gotaku wo Naraberu 御託を並べる To say something selfish continuously or to harp on the same string is described as gotaku
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Chidoriashi (千鳥足 – Walking Zigzag)
Chidoriashi 千鳥足 To walk with a stagger (especially in a drunk state) is called ‘chidoriashi‘ (千鳥足) in Japanese. 酒によってふらふらと歩くことを、日本語で「千鳥足」と言います。 Since
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Nehori Hahori (根掘り葉掘り – Thoroughly)
Nehori Hahori 根掘り葉掘り Yesterday, I introduced the term ‘ne mo ha mo nai‘ (根も葉もない), which means that a theory/talk has
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Ne mo Ha mo nai (根も葉もない – Groundless)
Ne mo Ha mo nai 根も葉もない To describe that a theory or talk has no foundation, you can use the
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