Giri-giri (ぎりぎり – “Barely”)
Giri-giri ぎりぎり Today I ‘giri-giri‘ (ぎりぎり – “barely”) met a deadline. 私は今日、ある締め切りに「ぎりぎり」間に合いました。 Giri-giri is an onomatopoeia that represents that something
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Kanji (漢字 – “Chinese Character”)
Kanji 漢字 Japanese people often use ‘kanji’ (漢字), which are characters born in China. 日本人は、中国発祥の文字である「漢字」をよく使います。 The term kanji is written
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Gokiburi (ゴキブリ – Cockroach)
Gokiburi ゴキブリ Many people don’t like ‘gokiburi‘ (ゴキブリ – cockroach). 「ゴキブリ」は、多くの人間から嫌われています。 I talked about ‘gokiburi‘ a few times on Lang-8,
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Akaten (赤点 – Failing Grade)
Akaten 赤点 Have you ever gotten an ‘akaten‘ (赤点) on an exam? あなたはテストで「赤点」をとったことがありますか？ Since ‘aka‘ (赤) means ‘red’ and ‘ten‘
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Natsubate (夏バテ – Summer Lethargy)
Natsubate 夏バテ The hot humid weather has continued lately. 最近とても蒸し暑いです。 Please be careful not to become a state called ‘natsubate‘
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Jama (邪魔 – Hindrance)
Jama 邪魔 In the area where I live, some people park their cars on a street, though it is prohibited
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Hatena Māku (はてなマーク – Question Mark)
Hatena Māku はてなマーク I told you that the exclamation mark ‘!’ is called “bikkuri māku” (びっくりマーク) in Japan. 昨日は、感嘆符 “!”
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Bikkuri (びっくり- Surprise)
Bikkuri びっくり There are a lot of ‘surprises’ in our life. 世の中にはさまざまな「びっくり」があります。 In Japan, surprises are referred to as ‘bikkuri‘
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Ukkari (うっかり – Carelessly)
Ukkari うっかり Several days ago, I ‘ukkari‘ (うっかり) made a mistake. 私は先日、「うっかり」ミスをしてしまいました。 ‘Ukkari‘ is a Japanese adverb that represents that
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