Yutō Yomi (湯桶読み – Mixed Reading of Japanese and Chinese)
Yutō Yomi 湯桶読み I introduced you to the expression jūbako yomi (重箱読み) yesterday, which means a term that is read
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Jūbako Yomi (重箱読み – Mixed Reading of Chinese and Japanese)
Jūbako Yomi 重箱読み In my post yesterday, I explained that it is not standard to read 代替 as daigae (だいがえ).
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Daitai (代替 – Alternative)
Daitai 代替 I worked all day yesterday and was not able to write a post on Lang-8. 昨日は起きてから寝るまでずっと仕事をしていて投稿できませんでした。 My English
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Ping Pong Dash (ピンポンダッシュ – Ding-dong Ditch)
Ping Pong Dash ピンポンダッシュ Recently in Japan, food delivery services such as “Uber Eats” and “Demaekan” have become widespread, but
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Asemizu wo Tarasu (汗水をたらす – Sweating Over One’s Work)
Asemizu wo Tarasu 汗水をたらす I have been working while doing asemizu wo tarasu (汗水をたらす) lately. 私は最近、汗水をたらして働いています。 Ase (汗) means “sweat,”
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Munya Munya (むにゃむにゃ – Muttering)
Munya Munya むにゃむにゃ The onomatopoeic phrase munya munya is sometimes used to represent the muttering of words that do not
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The Emperor’s Birthday (2019-)
The Emperor’s Birthday (2019-) 天皇誕生日（2019年～） Today, February 23, is a Japanese national holiday called “the Emperor’s Birthday.” 今日2月23日は天皇誕生日、祝日です。 The purpose
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Ohisashi-buri Desu (お久しぶりです – It’s been a long time)
Ohisashi-buri Desu お久しぶりです。 These days, I have been so busy that I could not afford to post on Lang-8. ここ最近は仕事が忙しくて、投稿や添削をする余裕がありませんでした。
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Tajitatan (多事多端 – Eventful)
Tajitatan 多事多端 This is the first post for a month. 1ヶ月ぶりの投稿となります。 I could not write English essays on Lang-8 because
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