Baka mo Yasumi Yasumi Ie (馬鹿も休み休み言え – Stop Talking Nonsense)
Baka mo Yasumi Yasumi Ie 馬鹿も休み休み言え When someone says many ridiculous things, the following phrase may help you. ふざけたことばかり言う人に対しては、次のフレーズを使うとよいかもしれません。 Baka
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Learning English and Japanese
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Month: September 2021
Tai mo Hitori wa Umakarazu (鯛もひとりはうまからず – The Company Makes the Feast)
Tai mo Hitori wa Umakarazu 鯛もひとりはうまからず Which do you prefer, eating alone or eating with someone? 一人で食べる食事と、誰かと食べる食事、どちらが美味しいと思いますか？ In Japan, there
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Kuchibashiru (口走る – Blurting Out)
Kuchibashiru 口走る To say something unconsciously is called kuchibashiru (口走る) in Japanese. 無意識に何かを口に出してしまうことを、「口走る」と言います。 Since kuchi (口) means “mouth” and bashiru/hashiru
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Poster Presentation using Virbela
Poster Presentation using Virbela Virbela を用いたポスター発表 Today, we held a poster presentation for about 100 students at our university using
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Tamasaka (たまさか – “By Chance”)
Tamasaka たまさか In yesterday’s post, I introduced the Japanese adverb, tamatama (たまたま), which means “by chance.” 昨日は「偶然」を意味する副詞「たまたま」を紹介しました。 To mean the
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Tamatama (たまたま – “By Chance”)
Tamatama たまたま The Japanese adverb tamatama (たまたま) means that something happens by chance. 日本語の「たまたま」は、「偶然」を表す副詞です。 Tamatama is often used in our
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Naite Kurasu mo Isshō, Waratte Kurasu mo Isshō (泣いて暮らすも一生、笑って暮らすも一生 – Leading a Happy Life)
Naite Kurasu mo Isshō, Waratte Kurasu mo Isshō 泣いて暮らすも一生、笑って暮らすも一生 Which is more common for you, a situation of laughing or
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Yabuisha no Genkan (藪医者の玄関 – Deception)
Yabuisha no Genkan 藪医者の玄関 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the term yabuisha (藪医者), which means a “bad doctor.” 昨日は、治療や診断が下手な医者を意味する「藪医者」という言葉を紹介しました。 There
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Yabuisha (藪医者 – Bad Doctor)
Yabuisha 藪医者 A doctor who often makes mistakes in treatment or diagnosis is called yabuisha (藪医者) in Japanese. 治療や診断が下手な医者のことを、「藪医者」といいます。 Since
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