Onomatopoeia

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Giri-giri (ぎりぎり – “Barely”)

07/30/201807/30/2018 Toru 0 Comments barely, close, deadline, limit, out, time

Giri-giri ぎりぎり Today I ‘giri-giri‘ (ぎりぎり – “barely”) met a deadline. 私は今日、ある締め切りに「ぎりぎり」間に合いました。 Giri-giri is an onomatopoeia that represents that something

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Natsubate (夏バテ – Summer Lethargy)

07/24/201807/24/2018 Toru 0 Comments exhausted, heat, hot, humid, lethargy, summer, weather

Natsubate 夏バテ The hot humid weather has continued lately. 最近とても蒸し暑いです。 Please be careful not to become a state called ‘natsubate‘

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Bikkuri (びっくり- Surprise)

07/20/2018 Toru 0 Comments exclamation mark, movement, spoken language, surprise

Bikkuri びっくり There are a lot of ‘surprises’ in our life. 世の中にはさまざまな「びっくり」があります。 In Japan, surprises are referred to as ‘bikkuri‘

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Ukkari (うっかり – Carelessly)

07/19/2018 Toru 0 Comments careless, carelessly, carelessness, distracted, distraction, float, mistake

Ukkari うっかり Several days ago, I ‘ukkari‘ (うっかり) made a mistake. 私は先日、「うっかり」ミスをしてしまいました。 ‘Ukkari‘ is a Japanese adverb that represents that

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Gū no Ne mo Denai (ぐうの音も出ない)

07/11/2018 Toru 0 Comments argue, argument, discussion, sound, voice

Gū no Ne mo Denai ぐうの音も出ない Have you ever gotten into a situation where you cannot counter someone’s argument at

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Baby Talk

07/07/2018 Toru 0 Comments baby, foot, grandfather, grandmother, infants, meal, pee, pronounce, talk, urination, walk

Baby Talk 幼児語 The Japanese language has various phrases in baby talk. 日本にはさまざまな幼児語が存在します。 Most of them were made by imitating

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Baby Talk to Represent Animals

07/06/201807/06/2018 Toru 0 Comments animal, baby, bull, cat, chicken, cow, dog, pig, pigeon

Baby Talk to Represents Animals 動物を表す幼児語 In a conversation with babies in Japan, we can represent animals by their barks

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Wan Wan and Nyan Nyan (ワンワンとニャンニャン- Doggie and Kitty)

07/05/2018 Toru 0 Comments baby, cat, dog, doggie, kitty, meow

Wan Wan and Nyan Nyan ワンワンとニャンニャン I would like to write about cats and dogs continuing from yesterday. 今日は昨日に引き続き、犬と猫の話題です。 In

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Poka (ぽか – A Careless Mistake)

05/13/201805/30/2018 Toru 0 Comments careless, failure, mistake, shogi

Poka ぽか Previously, I introduced you to the onomatopoeia poka poka (ぽかぽか), which represents comfortable warmth that you feel. 以前私は、心地よい暖かさを表す擬態語「ぽかぽか」を紹介しました。

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