Ping Pong Dash (ピンポンダッシュ – Ding-dong Ditch)
Ping Pong Dash ピンポンダッシュ Recently in Japan, food delivery services such as “Uber Eats” and “Demaekan” have become widespread, but
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Month: February 2021
Asemizu wo Tarasu (汗水をたらす – Sweating Over One’s Work)
Asemizu wo Tarasu 汗水をたらす I have been working while doing asemizu wo tarasu (汗水をたらす) lately. 私は最近、汗水をたらして働いています。 Ase (汗) means “sweat,”
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Iki wo Nomu Utsukushisa (息を呑む美しさ – Breathtaking Beauty)
Iki wo Nomu Utsukushisa 息を呑む美しさ Lately, I work while natural landscape videos on a display installed at the back of
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Mogo Mogo (もごもご – Muttering) and Mogu Mogu (もぐもぐ – Nom Nom)
Mogo Mogo and Mogu Mogu 「もごもご」と「もぐもぐ」 In my post yesterday, I explained that the onomatopoeic phrase mogo mogo (もごもご) could
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Munya Munya (むにゃむにゃ – Muttering)
Munya Munya むにゃむにゃ The onomatopoeic phrase munya munya is sometimes used to represent the muttering of words that do not
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The Emperor’s Birthday (2019-)
The Emperor’s Birthday (2019-) 天皇誕生日（2019年～） Today, February 23, is a Japanese national holiday called “the Emperor’s Birthday.” 今日2月23日は天皇誕生日、祝日です。 The purpose
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Ichi wo Kiite Jū wo Shiru (一を聞いて十を知る – A Word Is Enough to the Wise)
Ichi wo Kiite Jū wo Shiru 一を聞いて十を知る When I was a child, my grandmother told me “Become a person who
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Ohisashi-buri Desu (お久しぶりです – It’s been a long time)
Ohisashi-buri Desu お久しぶりです。 These days, I have been so busy that I could not afford to post on Lang-8. ここ最近は仕事が忙しくて、投稿や添削をする余裕がありませんでした。
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