Sukebe
Today I will talk about the Japanese slang “sukebe”. すけべ “Sukebe” means that something or someone is lascivious, and it
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Itachi Gokko
Today I will talk about the Japanese idiom “itachi gokko”. いたちごっこ The literal meaning of “itachi gokko” is “to pretend
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元日(Ganjitsu), 元旦(Gantan), 正月(Shogatsu) — (New Year’s Day)
Today I will talk about the Japanese words, “ganjitsu”, “gantan” and “shogatsu”, which are often misunderstood. 元日、元旦、正月 “元日 (ganjitsu)” means
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Shogatsu San ga Nichi (New Year’s Three Days)
Today is the last day of “shogatsu san ga nichi”..“Shogatsu san ga nichi” (which you can call simply “san ga
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New Year’s Holiday
Today I spent slow-paced time with my family. 正月休み First I took a shower, had a breakfast, then played with
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Inserting a Leap Second
A happy new year. うるう秒の挿入 Today, January 1st, a leap second was inserted for the first time in one year
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Omisoka (New Year’s Eve)
Omisoka 大晦日 Today is 大晦日 (omisoka), which means new year’s eve. 今日は大晦日です。 “晦日 (misoka)” was originally written as “三十日 (misoka)”,
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Mushi no Shirase (Word of Insects)
Mushi no Shirase 虫の知らせ Today I will talk about the idiom “mushi no shirase”, the literal meaning of which is
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E ni Kaita Mochi (A Rice Cake Drawn in a Picture)
E ni Kaita Mochi 絵に描いた餅 Yesterday I wrote about “mochitsuki” (rice cake pounding). 昨日は「餅つき」について書きました。 Today I will talk about the
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