Catalog Gift
Catalog Gift カタログギフト Today, I received a “catalog gift” as a commemorative gift from a student who graduated from university.
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Learning English and Japanese
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Kankodori (閑古鳥 – Cuckoo)
Kankodori 閑古鳥 In my post yesterday, I explained that cuckoos are not very auspicious in Japan. 昨日の投稿で、「カッコウ」は日本であまり縁起が良くないと説明しました。 A cuckoo is
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Hatodokei (鳩時計 – Cuckoo Clock)
Hatodokei 鳩時計 These days, I’ve been wanting to buy a hatodokei (鳩時計). 私は今、鳩時計を購入したいと考えています。 Since hato (鳩) means “dove” and tokei/dokei
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Shirankedo (知らんけど – “I’m not sure, though” / “But who knows”)
Shirankedo 知らんけど I feel that the number of people who say shirankedo (知らんけど) after saying something has increased lately. 最近、発言の最後に「知らんけど」をつける人が増えたように感じます。
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Limited Graduation Ceremony
Limited Graduation Ceremony 制限付きの卒業式 Today, my university held a graduation ceremony at Nippon Budokan with restricted admission. 私の大学は今日、日本武道館で入場制限をしながら卒業式を実施しました。 No graduates’
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Jōhatsu (蒸発 – Evaporation/Missing)
Jōhatsu 蒸発 Some people around me sometimes do jōhatsu (蒸発). 私の周りで「蒸発」する人がまれにいます。 Jōhatsu means “evaporation,” and it usually refers to the
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Takara no Mochigusare (宝の持ち腐れ – Better Spent Than Spared)
Takara no Mochigusare 宝の持ち腐れ I splurged and bought a new car about a year ago. 私は約1年前、思い切って車を購入しました。 However, the COVID-19 pandemic
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Toranpu (トランプ – “Playing Card”)
Toranpu トランプ “Playing cards” are called toranpu (トランプ) in Japan. 日本では、”playing card” のことを「トランプ」と呼びます。 Toranpu is a Japanese-English word and comes
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Harapeko (腹ぺこ – Being Hungry)
Harapeko 腹ぺこ When describing that one is hungry, one can use the casual term harapeko (腹ぺこ). お腹が空いたことを表すカジュアルな表現として「腹ぺこ」があります。 Hara (腹) means
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