Beppin (A Beautiful Woman)
Today I will talk about the Japanese word “beppin,” which means a beautiful woman. べっぴん It is said that this
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
History
If you cut your nails at night…
Today I will talk about a Japanese superstition. 夜に爪を切ると “Yoru ni tsume wo kiru to oya no shinime ni aenai”
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Nureginu (Innocent Sins)
Nureginu 濡れ衣 Today I will talk about the Japanese term “nureginu.” 今日は「濡れ衣」という言葉を紹介します。 The literal meaning is “wet clothes,” and it
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Ashimoto wo Miru (To Take Unfair Advantage of Someone)
Ashimoto wo Miru 足元を見る Today I will talk about the Japanese idom “ashimoto w miru.” 今日は「足元を見る」という慣用句を紹介します。 The literal meaning is
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Fuda Tsuki (Notorious)
Fuda Tsuki 札付き I talked about “osumi tsuki” yesterday, and “origami tsuki” the day before yesterday. 昨日は「お墨付き」、一昨日は「折り紙つき」という言葉を紹介しました。 Both of these
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Osumi Tsuki (Certified)
Yesterday I talked about the Japanese term “origami tsuki”. お墨付き Today I will talk about the Japanese term “osumi tsuki”,
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Origami Tsuki (Hallmark)
Today I will talk about the Japanese term “origami tsuki”. 折り紙つき The literal meaning is “attached origami”, and it means
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Itachi Gokko
Today I will talk about the Japanese idiom “itachi gokko”. いたちごっこ The literal meaning of “itachi gokko” is “to pretend
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