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Suri (スリ – Pickpocket)

02/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments bag, body, goods, Italy, money, pickpocket, pocket, rub, sightseeing, steal, tourist, trip, Venice

Suri スリ Today is the last day of my stay in Italy, and I will visit Venice. 今日はイタリア滞在の最終日で、ヴェネツィアを訪れる予定です。 In sightseeing

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Tsutsu Uraura (津津浦浦 – All Over the Country)

02/05/2019 Toru 0 Comments all over the country, coast, country, cove, develop, dock, dour-character idiom, harbor, island, marine traffic, nation, repetition, sea, throughout

Tsutsu Uraura 津津浦浦 To describe “all over the country” or “throughout the land,” you can use the four-character idiom ‘tsutsu

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Chinese New Year

02/04/2019 Toru 0 Comments boiled pot sticker, China, Chinese, Chinese New Year, eve, full, holiday, Korea, lunar, Lunar New Year, Malaysia, party, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam

Chinese New Year 旧正月 Today is the eve of Chinese New Year. 今日は旧正月の大晦日です。 Chinese (Lunar) New Year is celebrated in

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Ehoumaki (恵方巻 – Lucky Direction Roll)

02/03/2019 Toru 0 Comments direction, disposal, eat, event, face, February, lucky, lucky direction, massive, roll, silently, spring, sushi

Ehoumaki 恵方巻 February 3rd is ‘setsubun‘ (節分). 今日、2月3日は節分です。 Setsubun is the day before the beginning of spring (February 4th), and

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Tsukeyakiba (付け焼き刃 – Borrowed Wisdom)

01/09/2019 Toru 0 Comments attached, blade, borrowed wisdom, burnt, durable, hastily, inefficient, knowledge, long-lasting, measure, sharp, skill, stopgap, sword, swordsmith, wisdom

Tsukeyakiba 付け焼き刃 Have you ever been hastily acquired knowledge or skill as a stopgap measure? その場しのぎのために、間に合わせで一時的な知識や技術を身に着けたことはありますか？ Such a not-so-great measure

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Chototsu Moushin (猪突猛進 – Rushing Recklessly)

01/02/2019 Toru 0 Comments animal symbol, boar, consequence, head, proceed, purpose, reckless, recklessly, rush, rush headlong, straight, surroundings, wildly, zodiac

Chototsu Moushin 猪突猛進 Since the animal symbol of this year is the boar (猪/亥 – read as ‘inoshishi/i‘), these days

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Neshōgatsu(寝正月 – Staying at Home during the New Year’s Holiday)

01/01/2019 Toru 0 Comments god, greet, holiday, home, incoming year, New Year, New Year's holiday, sleep, stay

Neshōgatsu 寝正月 Happy New Year. あけましておめでとうございます。 This year I have done ‘neshōgatsu‘ (寝正月). 今年は「寝正月」をしました。 ‘Ne‘ (寝) means “sleep” and ‘shōgatsu‘

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Kachō Fūgetsu (花鳥風月 – Beauties of Nature)

12/29/2018 Toru 0 Comments beauties, bird, flower, four-character idiom, landscape, moon, nature, poetry, wind

Kachō Fūgetsu 花鳥風月 To describe a beautiful landscape of nature, you can use the four-character idiom ‘kachō fūgetsu‘ (花鳥風月). 自然の美しい風景や風物を表す四字熟語に、「花鳥風月」があります。

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Kikokushijo (帰国子女 – Returnee Children)

12/27/2018 Toru 0 Comments children, country, daughter, home, home country, returnee, returnee children, son

Kikokushijo 帰国子女 A child who returned to his/her home country after living another country (at least one year) is called

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