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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Shimekiri ni Owareru (締め切りに追われる – Being under a Deadline)
Shimekiri ni Owareru 締め切りに追われる Since the deadline for a manuscript of an academic conference was 9 o’clock this morning, I
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Hikagemono (日陰者 – An Inconspicuous Person)
Hikagemono 日陰者 I introduced you to the words ‘hoshikage‘ (星影 – starlight) and ‘tsukikage‘ (月影 – moonlight) yesterday. 昨日は「星影」と「月影」という言葉を紹介しました。 You
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Hoshikage (星影)
Hoshikage 星影 What comes to your mind when you hear ‘hoshikage‘ (星影)? 「星影」と聞いて何を思い浮かべますか？ Hoshi (星) means ‘star‘ and kage (影)
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Lack of Sleep
Lack of Sleep 寝不足 These days I have trouble getting to sleep. 最近、あまり寝付きが良くありません。 I think the reason is that I
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Me and Foreign Languages
Me and Foreign Languages 私と外国語 Today I would like to write my post under the theme of ‘me and the
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Anata (あなた – You/Sweetheart)
Anata あなた I wrote about Japanese two person pronouns yesterday. 昨日は日本語の二人称代名詞について書きました。 In that post, I said that you should not
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