Ichijitsu Senshu
Today I will talk about the four-character idiom “一日千秋 (ichijitsu senshu).” 一日千秋 “Ichijitsu senshu” means that you can’t wait to
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Ichigo Ichie
Today was the graduation day of a university that I graduated from. 一期一会 Therefore I went there and met my
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Graduation Ceremony
Today a graduation ceremony took place at my university. 卒業式 Students who would graduate were wearing hakama (Japanese skirts or
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Mejiro Oshi
Today I will talk about the Japanese term “mejiro oshi.” 目白押し “Mejiro” means “Japanese white-eye,” “oshi” means “to push,” and
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Futsutsuka
Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “futsutsuka.” ふつつか “Futsutsuka” means that someone is inexperienced or insensitive
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Shunbun no Hi (Vernal Equinox Day)
Today is Shunbun no Hi. 春分の日 “Shun” means “spring,” “bun” means “split,” “hi” means “day,” and “shunbun no hi” means
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Close of an Academic Conference
Yesterday, an academic conference that was held in Nagoya city was over. 学会終了 I am very pleased because student’s study
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Ten Teko Mai
Today I will talk about the Japanese term “ten teko mai.” てんてこまい “Ten teko mai” means that something is very
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Hitsumabushi
Yesterday, I ate “hitsumabushi”that is a regional dish of Nagoya city. ひつまぶし I will eat hitsumabushi again tonight. 私は昨日、名古屋名物のひつまぶしを食べました。 Hitsumabushi
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