Wanchan (ワンチャン – Possibility)
Wanchan ワンチャン I wrote that I couldn’t make a deadline for submission of manuscripts yesterday. 昨日私は、原稿の締め切りに間に合わなかったと書きました。 However, there seems to
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Shimekiri ni Owareru (締め切りに追われる – Being under a Deadline)
Shimekiri ni Owareru 締め切りに追われる Since the deadline for a manuscript of an academic conference was 9 o’clock this morning, I
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Hikagemono (日陰者 – An Inconspicuous Person)
Hikagemono 日陰者 I introduced you to the words ‘hoshikage‘ (星影 – starlight) and ‘tsukikage‘ (月影 – moonlight) yesterday. 昨日は「星影」と「月影」という言葉を紹介しました。 You
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Hoshikage (星影)
Hoshikage 星影 What comes to your mind when you hear ‘hoshikage‘ (星影)? 「星影」と聞いて何を思い浮かべますか？ Hoshi (星) means ‘star‘ and kage (影)
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Lack of Sleep
Lack of Sleep 寝不足 These days I have trouble getting to sleep. 最近、あまり寝付きが良くありません。 I think the reason is that I
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Anata (あなた – You/Sweetheart)
Anata あなた I wrote about Japanese two person pronouns yesterday. 昨日は日本語の二人称代名詞について書きました。 In that post, I said that you should not
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Second Person Pronouns
Second Person Pronouns 二人称代名詞 It may be very difficult for Japanese learners to treat Japanese second person pronouns. 日本語を学ぶ外国人にとって、二人称代名詞の扱いはとても難しいかもしれません。 Second
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Mokuhyō (目標) and Mokuhyō (目的): Part 2
Mokuhyō and Mokuteki Part 2 目標と目的 Part 2 Today I would like to introduce you to the difference between mokuhyō
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Mokuhyō (目標) and Mokuhyō (目的): Part 1
Mokuhyō and Mokuteki Part 1 目標と目的 Part 1 I introduced you to the Japanese word meyasu (目安) yesterday. 昨日は「目安」という言葉を紹介しました。 Meyasu
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