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Nisshin Geppo (日進月歩 – Fast Progressing)

11/26/2018 Toru 0 Comments day, four-character idiom, improve, information, information technology, month, progress, security, stride, walk

Nisshin Geppo 日進月歩 Information technology, especially security technology, continually progresses day by day. 情報技術、特にセキュリティに関する技術は、日に日に絶えず進歩しています。 When describing such a fact, we

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聞く and 聴く (Listen/Hear)

11/09/201811/09/2018 Toru 0 Comments be aware, ear, hear, listen, music, pay attention, rain

聞く and 聴く「聞く」と「聴く」 I often “listen” to popular music. 私はよく音楽を「聴き」ます。 Besides, these days I often hear the sound of

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Shippo wo Dasu (尻尾を出す – Revealing One’s Secret Unintentionally)

11/08/2018 Toru 0 Comments come out, deceive, fault, fox, raccoon dog, reveal, tail, unintentionally, weakness

Shippo wo Dasu 尻尾を出す Yesterday, I introduced you to the idion ‘boro ga deru‘ (ぼろが出る), which means to reveal one’s

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Mimi ni Tako ga Dekiru (耳にたこができる – Having a Sore Ear)

10/28/201810/29/2018 Toru 0 Comments callus, disgusted, ear, friction, generate, pressure, sore ear, strain

Mimi ni Tako ga Dekiru 耳にたこができる Have you ever been disgusted by a person who talks the same story repeatedly?

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Uni (ウニ – Sea Urchin)

10/26/2018 Toru 0 Comments blowfish, porcupinefine, sea, sea urchin, shape, spine, urchin

Uni ウニ Yesterday, I wrote about the fish ‘harisenbon‘ (ハリセンボン – porcupinefish/blowfish). 昨日は「ハリセンボン」という生き物について書きました。 Today, I would like to talk about