Chototsu Moushin (猪突猛進 – Rushing Recklessly)
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)
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)
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)
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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Akakara Nabe (赤から鍋 – A Red Hot Pot)
Akakara Nabe 赤から鍋 Today I ate ‘akakara nabe‘ (赤から鍋). 今日は、「赤から鍋」を食べました。 ‘Akakara nabe’ is a kind of dish that is popular
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Inemuri (居眠り – Snooze/Doze)
Inemuri 居眠り Today, I did ‘inemuri‘ (居眠り) for just a few minutes. 私は今日、ほんの数分程「居眠り」をしてしまいました。 Inemuri means to fall asleep unwillingly when
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Gikkuri Goshi (ぎっくり腰 – Acute Low Back Pain)
Gikkuri Goshi ぎっくり腰 Two days ago, I hurt my low back suddenly and could not stand for a while. 私は先日腰を痛めて、暫くまともに立てませんでした。
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Pikaichi (ピカイチ – Best of the Bunch)
Pikaichi ピカイチ When describing something/someone that is the best among many things/people, you can use the Japanese ‘pikaichi‘ (ピカイチ). 多くのものの中で、飛び抜けて優れていることを日本語で「ピカイチ」と言うことがあります。
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Visit Tateshina
Visit Tateshina 蓼科訪問 Today, I went to Ueda city, Nagano, to do experiments for my research. 今日は研究をするため、長野県上田市に来ています。 Since the experiments
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