There is a mandarin orange on an aluminum can.
Today, I’d like to introduce a very famous pun in Japan. It is “アルミ缶の上にあるみかん (arumi kan no ue ni aru
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Essay
Counting of Rabbit
In Japan, there are so many counter words. 日本語には非常に多くの数詞が存在します。 Since there are also some strange one, even Japanese sometimes mistake
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Itadakimasu” and “Gochisousama
Almost Japanese people say “itadakimasu” before eating , and say “gochisousama” after eating with their hands close together. 「いただきます」と「ごちそうさま（でした）」 “Itadakimasu”
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Understand versus Understood
I sometimes use the phrase “I understood” in the meaning of “わかりました (I understand),” but apparently, these nuances were completely
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Express” and “Represent
I often confused “express” with “represent.” 私はよく “express” と “represent” を間違えます。 The reason is that both of these words can
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Bathynomus Doederleini
Today, I was asked to take CT scan of a bathynomus doederleini from a teacher. オオグソクムシ The teacher is studying
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The meaning of “適当（てきとう : tekitou）
Japanese people often use the word “適当(tekitou).” 「適当」の意味 However, this word has very confusing two different meanings. 日本人はよく「適当」という言葉を使います。 That is,
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