ippai ippai (いっぱいいっぱい – Having One’s Hands Full)
Ippai Ippai いっぱいいっぱい I have been in a state called ‘ippai ippai‘ (いっぱいいっぱい). 私は今、「いっぱいいぱい」の状態に陥っています。 ‘Ippai ippai’ means that there is
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Kanji
Tsutsu Uraura (津津浦浦 – All Over the Country)
Tsutsu Uraura 津津浦浦 To describe “all over the country” or “throughout the land,” you can use the four-character idiom ‘tsutsu
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Houfuku Zettou (抱腹絶倒 – Holding One’s Stomach and Laughing)
Houfuku Zettou 抱腹絶倒 Have you ever had a big laugh enough to roll around a floor? 転げ回るほど大笑いしたことはありますか？ To describe such
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em>Rekki toshita (れっきとした – Respectable/Authentic)
Rekki toshita れっきとした When describing that someone is highly respectable or something is authentic with no shadow of doubt, you
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Nisshin Geppo (日進月歩 – Fast Progressing)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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