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Toru Jun 06, 2016Jan 07, 2024 000 yen, 10, 100 million yen, bankers, banks, bundles of bills, customer, Japanese tea, jargon, yen bills, zabuton

Japanese Tea at Banks

It’s said that there are a lot of jargon in banks. 銀行での日本茶 Today, I will talk about two interesting jargon Read More

Diary Gaming Science Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 01, 2016Jan 07, 2024 64 GB, cellular, device, enjoyed, game, gold, iPad mini 4, Kingdom Rush Origins, late hours, sleepy

Bought an iPad mini 4

Yesterday, I bought an iPad mini 4. iPad mini 4 を購入 The storage size is 64 GB, the color is Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Gaming Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 31, 2016Jan 07, 2024 bokin-suru, charge, fee, game development, Japanese, kakin, kifu, money, nokin, siharai

The Japanese Word “Kakin

Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “kakin.” 課金という日本語 “Ka” in kakin means to assess something, and “kin” in Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Science Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 29, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cables, electric shock, fire, Japanese, octopus, outlet, plugs, slang, tako ashi haisen, tentacles

Octopus’s Tentacles Wiring

Yesterday, I was talk about octopuses. タコ足配線 Today, I will talk about the Japanese slang “tako ashi haisen” (octopus’s tentacles Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food History Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 26, 2016Jan 07, 2024 1970s, do, Japanese, ocha-suru, phrase, pick up line, smoke, tea, watch movie

Do Tea (Ocha-suru)

Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “ocha-suru.” お茶する (“Ocha” is a noun that means tea, and “suru” is Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 25, 2016Jan 07, 2024 chokomaka, chokozai, henachoko, henahena, imitative, immature, Japanese, taunting, unimportant, word

Henachoko

Today, I will talk about a Japanese word “henachoko.” へなちょこ Henachoko is a taunting word that expresses an immature or Read More

Culture Diary Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 23, 2016Jan 07, 2024 clothes, colleagues, jacket, outlet mall, pants, refreshing, rotation, shirts

Shopping for Clothes

Yesterday, I went to an outlet mall, and bought some clothes after I finished my work. 服の買い物 It’s been a Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 17, 2016Jan 07, 2024 bamboo, consecutively, Japanese, leaned, phrase, popular, reason, say, tongue twister, unnatural

Takeyabu (Bamboo Fence)

Takeyabu 竹垣 Today, I will talk about a tongue twister that I can’t say. 今日は、私が苦手な早口言葉を紹介します。 “Kono takegaki ni take tatekaketano Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 15, 2016Jan 07, 2024 adversative passive, communication, expression, imply, inconvenience, intransitive verbs, Japanese, language, passive form, unique

I Was Rained

Today, I will talk about a Japanese unique expression “adversative passive.” 雨に降られる In Japanese, when you suffer inconvenience, you sometimes Read More