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Bottakuri (ぼったくり – RIp-Off)

02/12/2019 Toru 0 Comments euro, exorbitant fee, fee, frustrating, Italy, money, pick up, pizza, rip-off

Bottakuri ぼったくり I am in Italy now. 私は今、イタリアにいます。 Unfortunately, today I experienced ‘bottakuri‘ (ぼったくり) at a pizza store. そして、あるピザ屋さんで「ぼったくり」にあってしまいました。 ‘Bottakuri’

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ippai ippai (いっぱいいっぱい – Having One’s Hands Full)

02/06/2019 Toru 0 Comments bowl, combination, cup, full, hands, hands full, limit, limitation, no time, one, reach, state

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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Ichaicha(いちゃいちゃ – Lovey-Dovey)

12/31/2018 Toru 0 Comments argue, common, lovey-dovey, make out, snuggle, verb

Ichaicha いちゃいちゃ Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘chinchin kamokamo‘ (ちんちんかもかも), which means that a woman and a

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Kotatsu (こたつ)

12/25/2018 Toru 0 Comments comforter, devil, equipment, furniture, heat, kotatsu, ruin, winter

Kotatsu こたつ I spent the winter without ‘kotatsu’ (こたつ) over the past two years. 私は去年と一昨年、こたつを使わずに冬を越しました。 However, this year I bought

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Oshaberi (おしゃべり – Gabbing/Babbler)

12/22/201812/22/2018 Toru 0 Comments babbler, big mouth, gab, loose tongue, speak, talk

Oshaberi おしゃべり I am not a person called ‘oshaberi‘ (おしゃべり ) very much. 私はあまり「おしゃべり」ではありません。 ‘Osyaberi’ is a word made by

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Umi no Mokuzu (海の藻屑 – Being Drowned at Sea)

12/17/2018 Toru 0 Comments accident, alga, algae, become, death, die, drown, marine accident, nemacystus decipines, scrap, sea, seaweed

Umi no Mokuzu 海の藻屑 To die due to a marine accident is called ‘umi no mokuzu ni naru‘ (海の藻屑になる) in

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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

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Gikkuri Goshi (ぎっくり腰 – Acute Low Back Pain)

12/03/2018 Toru 0 Comments acute, back, Germany, hurt, Italy, low back, pain, surprise, symptom, upset, witch

Gikkuri Goshi ぎっくり腰 Two days ago, I hurt my low back suddenly and could not stand for a while. 私は先日腰を痛めて、暫くまともに立てませんでした。

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Machigai-Nai (間違いない – Doubtless)

11/13/201811/13/2018 Toru 0 Comments adjective, dish, doubt, doubtless, error, mistake, product, taste

Machigainai 間違いない Today, I saw an advertisement saying that ‘Machigai-nai *** desu’ (間違いない○○です) in my university. 今日、「間違いない○○です」と書かれた広告を見かけました。 ‘Machigai’ (間違い) means

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