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Month: August 2021

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Abuku Zeni (あぶく銭 – Easy Money)

Aug 05, 2021May 09, 2023 Toru 0 Comments 1926, bad, bubble, easy, go away, money, work

Abuku Zeni あぶく銭 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the saying akusen mi ni tsukazu (悪銭身に付かず), which means that money obtained

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Akusen Mi ni Tsukazu (悪銭身に付かず – Easy Come, Easy Go)

Aug 04, 2021May 09, 2023 Toru 0 Comments 1925, bad, body, gambling, illegal, lottery, money, save, stick, work

Akusen Mi ni Tsukazu 悪銭身に付かず Have you ever won money easily through lottery or gambling? 宝くじや賭け事で、苦労せずにお金を得たことはありますか? Even if you obtain

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Yausumono Gai no Zeni Ushinai (安物買いの銭失い – Penny Wise and Pound Foolish)

Aug 03, 2021May 09, 2023 Toru 0 Comments 1924, buy, cheap, foolish, lose, penny, poor, pound, quality, thing, wise

Yausumono Gai no Zeni Ushinai 安物買いの銭失い I like to go to 100-yen shops, however, after buying something, it sometimes breaks

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Chōda no Retsu (長蛇の列 – Very Long Line)

Aug 02, 2021May 09, 2023 Toru 0 Comments 1923, ice cream, line, long, queue, snake

Chōda no Retsu 長蛇の列 A very long waiting queue can be described as chōda no retsu (長蛇の列) in Japanese. とても長々と続く行列のことを、「長蛇の列」といいます。

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Mizu no Hi (水の日 – Water Day)

Aug 01, 2021May 09, 2023 Toru 0 Comments 1922, ambassador, importance, nature, Pokémon, vaporeon, water, Water Day

Mizu no Hi 水の日 Today, August 1st, is mizu no hi (水の日), the national day of Japan. 今日、8月1日は日本の記念日「水の日」です。 Since mizu

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