Month: April 2019

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Last Day of Heisei

04/30/201904/30/2019 Toru 0 Comments counting years, eastern Asia, Emperor, enthronement, era, Heisei, modern Japan, old man, old woman, period, regnal era, regnal era name, Reiwa, Shōwa

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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Iromegane (色眼鏡 – Colored Glasses)

04/29/201904/29/2019 Toru 0 Comments biases, color, colored glasses, glasses, magnifying glasses, perspective, sunglasses

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)

04/28/2019 Toru 0 Comments formal, glasses, insect, loupe, magnification, magnifying glass, mirror

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)

04/27/201904/28/2019 Toru 0 Comments eye, glasses, import, invent, Italy, mirror, ruler

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)

04/26/2019 Toru 0 Comments ability, become dull, burnt, compare, cool, decline, dull, edge, go around, improve, spread

Yaki ga Mawaru 焼きが回る To become dull or to decline ability is expressed as yaki ga Mawaru (焼きが回る) in Japanese.

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Chidoriashi (千鳥足 – Walking Zigzag)

04/24/201904/25/2019 Toru 0 Comments bird, drunk, feet, finger, foot, plover, stagger, walk, 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)

04/23/2019 Toru 0 Comments dig, emphasize, essence, foundation, leaf, leaves, rhythm, root, talk, theory, 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)

04/22/201904/25/2019 Toru 0 Comments conclusion, foundation, groundless, important, leaf, leaves, nothing, plant, result, root, talk, theory, unfounded

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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Betsubara (別腹 – Dessert Stomach)

04/21/2019 Toru 0 Comments another, dessert, dessert stomach, dinner, favorite food, food, stomach, sweets

Betsubara 別腹 Today, I used the Japanese term ‘betsubara‘ (別腹) when eating dinner with my friend. 私は今日、「別腹」という言葉を使いました。 ‘Betsubara’ means that

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