Chinese New Year
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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Diary
Keizoku wa Chikara Nari (継続は力なり – Practice Makers Perfect)
Keizoku wa Chikara Nari 継続は力なり This is my 1500th post. 今日で1500回目の投稿になります。 Today I would like to introduce the phrase ‘keizoku
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Taichō/Guai ga Warui (体調/具合が悪い – Feeling Sick)
Taichō/Guai ga Warui 体調/具合が悪い These days, I can say ‘taichō ga warui‘ (体調が悪い) about myself. ここ最近、私は「体調が悪い」です。 ‘Tai‘ (体) means “body”
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Kotatsu (こたつ)
Kotatsu こたつ I spent the winter without ‘kotatsu’ (こたつ) over the past two years. 私は去年と一昨年、こたつを使わずに冬を越しました。 However, this year I bought
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Miotosu/Minogasu (見落とす/見逃す – Missing)
Miotosu/Minogasu 見落とす/見逃す Today, I was checking again the corrections that I received on Lang-8. 今日、私は Lang-8 上で受けた添削を見直していました。 At that time,
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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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Mochihada (餅肌 – Velvety Skin)
Mochihada 餅肌 My skins have been rough lately. 私は最近、肌が荒れています。 Because of this, when I say a person who has ‘mochihada‘
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Nerds’ Birthday
Nerds’ Birthday オタクの誕生日 A few days ago, I found an interesting theory on the Internet. 先日、インターネット上で面白い説を見ました。 That is “Nerds tend
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Majime(まじめ – Serious/Earnest)
Majime まじめ I think I am what we call ‘majime‘ (まじめ). 私はおそらく「まじめ」です。 ‘Majime’ means that someone is serious or earnest
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