Te wo Yaku (手を焼く – Having Trouble with Something)
Te wo Yaku 手を焼く Today a graduation ceremony took place at my university. 今日は私の大学の卒業式でした。 In this year, it was hard
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Tateba Shakuyaku, Suwareba Botan, Aruku Sugata wa Yuri no Hana (立てば芍薬、座れば牡丹、歩く姿は百合の花) Part 2
Tateba Shakuyaku, Suwareba Botan, Aruku Sugata wa Yuri no Hana 立てば芍薬、座れば牡丹、歩く姿は百合の花 Part 2 Today’s post is the continuation of yesterday’s
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Tateba Shakuyaku, Suwareba Botan, Aruku Sugata wa Yuri no Hana (立てば芍薬、座れば牡丹、歩く姿は百合の花) Part 1
Tateba Shakuyaku, Suwareba Botan, Aruku Sugata wa Yuri no Hana 立てば芍薬、座れば牡丹、歩く姿は百合の花 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to that 姥桜
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Uba Zakura (姥桜) Part 2
Uba Zakura 姥桜 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term 姥桜 (uba zakura), which is a popular
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Uba Zakura (姥桜) Part 1
Uba Zakura 姥桜 Part 1 姥桜 (uba zakura) is a popular name for cherry trees in which flowers bloom earlier
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Odabutsu (お陀仏 – Dying/Becoming Useless)
Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term おしゃかになる (oshaka ni naru), which means to become useless. お陀仏 Actually, there
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Oshaka ni Naru (おしゃかになる – Becoming Useless)
Oshaka ni Naru おしゃかになる When things are ruined, or something is broken and become useless, we refer to it as
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Bonkura (ぼんくら – Idiot)
Yesterday I introduced you to the Japanese word 間抜け (manuke – stupid). ぼんくら There is another Japanese term, ぼんくら (bonkura),
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Manuke (間抜け – Stupid)
I might be a person called 間抜け (manuke). 間抜け “Manuke” is a word referring to a foolish, stupid, or goofy
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