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Toru Jan 24, 2018Jan 03, 2024 hospital, muscle ache, nechigae, neck, pain, posture, sleep, symptom, unnatural, verb

Nechigae (寝違え – Sprained Neck)

Nechigae 寝違え Yesterday, maybe I got a bad symptom called 寝違え (nechigae). 私は昨日、寝違えたかもしれません。 “Nechigae” refers to a symptom accompanied with Read More

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Toru Jan 23, 2018Jan 03, 2024 accept, depend, expression, insist, Japanese, kind offer, literal meaning, offer, polite, prefix

Okotoba ni Amaete (お言葉に甘えて – If You Insist)

Today I’d like to talk about the convenient Japanese expression, お言葉に甘えて (okotoba ni amaete), which can be used in various Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Jan 22, 2018Jan 03, 2024 apology, appreciation, awe, expressions, Japanese, osoreirimasu, polite, scared, sorry, thanks

Osoreirimasu (恐れ入ります – Thanks/Sorry)

Yesterday and the day before yesterday, I introduced you to Japanese expressions that mean the feeling of apology or appreciation. Read More

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Toru Jan 21, 2018Jan 03, 2024 appreciation, arigatou, dramas, etymology, expression, Japanese, katajikenai, period films, sumimasen, thank you

Katajikenai (かたじけない – Thanks)

Yesterday, I introduced you to the expression すみません (sumimasen), which is used when expressing the feeling of apology or appreciation. Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Jan 20, 2018Jan 03, 2024 apology, appreciation, comfortable, expression, feeling, Japanese, negative form, polite, sumimasen, verb

Sumimasen (すみません – Sorry/Thanks)

Sumimasen すみません Japanese people often say すみません (sumimasen) when they want to express their feelings of apology or appreciation. 日本では、謝罪や感謝の気持ちを表す時、よく「すみません」と言います。 Read More