Akaten (赤点 – Failing Grade)
Akaten 赤点 Have you ever gotten an ‘akaten‘ (赤点) on an exam? あなたはテストで「赤点」をとったことがありますか？ Since ‘aka‘ (赤) means ‘red’ and ‘ten‘
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Learning English and Japanese
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Slang
Natsubate (夏バテ – Summer Lethargy)
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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Choromakasu (ちょろまかす – Sneaking)
Choromakasu ちょろまかす To steal something surreptitiously or to cheat on someone’s money is called ‘choromakasu‘ (ちょろまかす) in Japanese. 人の目をごまかして何かを盗むことや、金銭などをごまかすことを、「ちょろまかす」と言います。 There
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Hatena Māku (はてなマーク – Question Mark)
Hatena Māku はてなマーク I told you that the exclamation mark ‘!’ is called “bikkuri māku” (びっくりマーク) in Japan. 昨日は、感嘆符 “!”
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Ohana Batake (お花畑 – A Field of Flowers)
Ohana Batake お花畑 “A field of flowers” is translated into Japanese as “hana batake” (花畑) or “ohana batake” (お花畑). “A
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Ohana (お花 – One’s Favorite)
Ohana お花 Previously, I introduced you to the phrase “ohana tsumi ni iku” (お花摘みに行く – I will go picking flowers)
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Wan Wan and Nyan Nyan (ワンワンとニャンニャン- Doggie and Kitty)
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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Wanko and Nyanko (「わんこ」と「にゃんこ」 – Puppies and Kittens)
Wanko and Nyanko 「わんこ」と「にゃんこ」 In my post yesterday, I told you that we sometimes call a puppy or a cute
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Wanchan (ワンチャン – Possibility)
Wanchan ワンチャン I wrote that I couldn’t make a deadline for submission of manuscripts yesterday. 昨日私は、原稿の締め切りに間に合わなかったと書きました。 However, there seems to
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