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Uto Uto and Utsura Utsura (「うとうと」「うつらうつら」 – Drowsy)

12/12/2018 Toru 0 Comments dreamland, drift, drowsy, fall asleep, half asleep, half awake, sleep

Uto Uto and Utsura Utsura 「うとうと」と「うつらうつら」 Yesterday, I introduced you to the term ‘inemuri‘ (居眠り), which means to fall asleep

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Ōzume (大詰め – The Final Stage)

12/06/2018 Toru 0 Comments chapter, chess, drama, fill, final, infill, kabuki, kyogen, last, phase, stage

Ōzume 大詰め My research is about to reach a stage called ‘ōzume‘ (大詰め). 私の研究は今、「大詰め」と呼ばれる段階に来ています。 ‘Ōzume’ means the final stage or

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Oyasumi (おやすみ – Good Night)

12/02/2018 Toru 0 Comments go to bed, good night, greeting, night, please, polite, prefix, rest, sleep

Oyasumi おやすみ The most common phrase used when you go to bed in Japan is ‘oyasumi‘ (おやすみ). 日本の就寝時の挨拶でもっとも一般的なのは「おやすみ」です。 If you

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Nerds’ Birthday

11/27/2018 Toru 0 Comments birthday, born, exercise, nerd, sport, tendency, theory

Nerds’ Birthday オタクの誕生日 A few days ago, I found an interesting theory on the Internet. 先日、インターネット上で面白い説を見ました。 That is “Nerds tend

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Pikaichi (ピカイチ – Best of the Bunch)

11/23/2018 Toru 0 Comments best, card, garbage, hanafuda, participant, shining

Pikaichi ピカイチ When describing something/someone that is the best among many things/people, you can use the Japanese ‘pikaichi‘ (ピカイチ). 多くのものの中で、飛び抜けて優れていることを日本語で「ピカイチ」と言うことがあります。