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En mo Yukari mo Nai (縁もゆかりもない – Complete Stranger)

10/09/2019 Toru 0 Comments complete stranger, emphasize, family, friend, negative, phrase, relationship, stranger, thing

En mo Yukari mo Nai 縁もゆかりもない When describing that there is no relationship between things or people, you can say

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Sanma (サンマ – “Pacific Saury”)

09/23/2019 Toru 0 Comments autumn, delicious, fish, Pacific saury, poor catch, saury, season, sword

Sanma サンマ The season when sanma (サンマ) becomes delicious is approaching. 「サンマ」が美味しい季節になってきました。 Sanma means “Pacific saury,” and is sold throughout

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Ichihayaku (いち早く – ASAP)

09/15/201909/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments ASAP, before anyone else, extraordinary, fast, go home, one, quick, quickly, remarkable

Ichihayaku いち早く When describing you do something quickly before anyone else, you can use the Japanese expression ichihayaku (いち早く). 他の人よりも早く、真っ先に何かをするとき、「いち早く」という表現を使うことがあります。

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Atarimae (当たり前 – Of Course) Part 2

09/12/2019 Toru 0 Comments by rights, natural, obvious, of course, phonetic equivalent, sarcastically

Atariame Part 2 当たり前 Part 2 This entry is a continuation of yesterday’s post. 今日は昨日の投稿の続きです。 The other theory of atarimae

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The Readings of 博士

07/22/201907/22/2019 Toru 0 Comments degree, doctor, expert, knowledgeable, PhD, philosophy, professional, reading, respect, well-informed

The Readings of 博士 「博士」の読み方 I have a 博士 degree in engineering. 私は「博士」の学位を持っています。 博士 means “Doctor,” “Doctor of Philosophy,” or

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Jiji Kokkoku (時々刻々 – Every Moment)

07/16/2019 Toru 0 Comments change, continuously, every moment, four-character idiom, gradually, hour, moment, occur, repetition, thing, time, vary

Jiji Kokkoku 時々刻々 Things vary by jiji kokkoku (時々刻々). 物事は「時々刻々」と変化します。 Ji (時) means “time” or “hour,” koku (刻) means “moment,”

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Sagasu (さがす – Searching)

07/06/201907/06/2019 Toru 0 Comments find, get, hunt, job, lost, missing, missing person, person, search, see, someone, treasure, wallet

Sagasu さがす The most common Japanese verb meaning “to search” is sagasu (さがす), but it has two notation ways by

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Tariki Hongan (他力本願 – Relying on Someone)

07/05/2019 Toru 0 Comments Amitabha Buddha, Buddha, Buddhist term, depend, other, power, rely, rely on, true, wish, work

Tariki Hongan 他力本願 Relying on someone or leaving your work to someone is sometimes called tariki hongan (他力本願) in Japanese.

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Shoshi Kantetsu (初志貫徹 – Carrying out Your Original Intention)

06/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments character, consistent, first, flexible, four-character idiom, intention, motive, motto, name, original, popular, positive manner, thorough, will

Shoshi Kantetsu 初志貫徹 Today I would like to introduce my favorite four-character idiom shoshi kantetsu (初志貫徹). 今日は私の好きな四字熟語「初志貫徹」を紹介します。 Sho (初) means

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