Gomenkudasai (ごめんください – Anyone Around?)
Gomenkudasai ごめんください When visiting someone’s house, Japanese people often say ‘gomenkudasai‘ (ごめんください) at the entrance. 他人の家を訪れるとき、日本人はよく「ごめんください」と言います。 ‘Go‘ (ご) is a
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Learning English and Japanese
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Kokoro ni Shimiru (心にしみる – Being Impressed)
Kokoro ni Shimiru 心にしみる When expressing that you are impressed by something in English, you probably say in the way
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Kono Ue Naku (この上なく – Supremely)
Kono Ue Naku この上なく Today I would like to introduce you to the Japanese expression ‘kono ue naku‘ (この上なく), which
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Hadazamui (肌寒い – Chilly)
Hadazamui 肌寒い It is raining today, so I feel a little cold air in spite of summer. 今日は雨が降っており、夏なのに少し空気が冷たく感じます。 To feeling
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Thirty-Six Books
Thirty-Six Books 36冊の本 I have been trouble deciding on a topic for posts on Lang-8 lately. 私は最近いつも、 Lang-8 に投稿するトピックに困っています。 Therefore,
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Yudan (油断 – Carelessness)
Yudan 油断 To let one’s guard down or to be careless is called ‘yudan‘ (油断) in Japanese. 気をゆるめることや、注意を怠ることを、「油断」と言います。 ‘Yu‘ (油)
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The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2
The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2 世界一短いラブレター Part 2 When the New Year came, the research members in the
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The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 1
The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 1 世界一短いラブレター Part 1 Today, I would like to introduce you to the episode
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Koibumi (恋文 – Love Letter)
Koibumi 恋文 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese word ‘tegami‘ (手紙), which means a “letter.” 昨日は “letter” を意味する「手紙」という日本語を紹介しました。 Among
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