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Toru ni Tarinai (取るに足りない – Marginal)

12/10/2018 Toru 0 Comments enough, marginal, negative, pick up, take, trivial, worth

Toru ni Tarinai 取るに足りない I sometimes do work that can be described as ‘toru ni tarinai‘ (取るに足りない). 私はたまに「取るに足りない」仕事をしています。 ‘Toruni tarinai’

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Taguimare (類まれ – Extraordinary)

12/09/2018 Toru 0 Comments ability, equivalent, exceptional, experience, extraordinary, rare, rarely, same, similar

Taguimare 類まれ Recently, I had an experience that can be described as ‘taguimare‘ (類まれ). 私は最近「類まれ」な経験をしました。 ‘Taguimare’ mean that something is

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Debushō (出不精 – Houseplant)

12/08/2018 Toru 0 Comments character, fat, go out, houseplant, negative, property, reliability, spirit, stay

Debushō 出不精 These days, I may have begun to have a property called ‘debushō‘ (出不精). 私は最近、「出不精」の性質が現れてきたかもしれません。 ‘Debushō’ means to stay

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Machibouke wo Kuu (待ちぼうけを食う – Chilling Out)

12/07/2018 Toru 0 Comments abstracted, be stood up, be subjected, chill out, eat, undesirable, wait

Machibouke wo Kuu 待ちぼうけ食う Now I am doing ‘machibouke wo kuu‘ (待ちぼうけを食う). 私は今、待ちぼうけを食っています。 Since ‘machi‘ (待ち) means “to wait” and

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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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Sharakusai(しゃらくさい)

12/05/2018 Toru 0 Comments chic, incense, insolent, like, push oneself, smell bad, stink, theory, unpopular

Sharakusai しゃらくさい Today, I used the Japanese phrase, ‘sharakusai‘ (しゃらくさい), which is no longer used very much. 私は今日、最近ではあまり使われない「しゃらくさい」という言葉を口にしました。 ‘Sharakusai’ means