iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro iPhone 15 Pro Today, I received the iPhone 15 Pro. 今日、iPhone 15 Pro が届きました。 I am excitedly
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Learning English and Japanese
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Month: October 2023
Kizi mo Nakazu wa Utaremai (雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい – Silence Keeps Your Safe)
Kizi mo Nakazu wa Utaremai 雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい Have you ever faced misfortune because you said something unnecessary? 余計なことを言ってしまったばかりに、災難に遭ったことはありますか？ If you find
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Dokagui Kizetsu-bu (ドカ食い気絶部 – Overating Fainting Club)
Dokagui Kizetsu-bu ドカ食い気絶部 Sometimes, I am about to become a member of the dangerous dokagui kizetsu-bu (ドカ食い気絶部). 私はときどき、危険な「ドカ食い気絶部」の部員になりそうになります。 Since doka
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Nekura (根暗 – Gloomy Personality): Part 2
Nekura: Part 2 根暗 Part 2 In the 1980s, as a synonym for nekura (根暗 – meaning “gloomy personality”), the
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Nekura (根暗 – Gloomy Personality): Part 1
Nekura: Part 1 根暗 Part 1 People sometimes use the term nekura (根暗) to describe someone with a fundamentally dark
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Yūyū Jiteki (悠々自適 – Leisurely)
Yūyū Jiteki 悠々自適 Someday, I would like to live a life that is described as yūyū jiteki (悠々自適). 私はいつか「悠々自適」な生活を送りたいです。 Yūyū
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Shamisen wo Hiku (三味線を弾く – Making Something Up)
Shamisen wo Hiku 三味線を弾く The Japanese idiom shamisen wo hiku (三味線を弾く) is sometimes used to describe the act of going
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Ryūtō Dabi (竜頭蛇尾 – Anticlimax)
Ryūtō Dabi 竜頭蛇尾 A situation where one starts off impressively but loses momentum at the end can be expressed with
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Kangamiru (鑑みる – Reflecting On)
Kangamiru 鑑みる To consider something with reference to examples is called kangamiru (鑑みる) in Japanese. 先例に照らして何かを考えることを、「鑑みる」と言います。 Kangamiru was created by
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