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Toru Mar 21, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments auspicious, Black Forest, clock, cuckoo, dove, German

Hatodokei (鳩時計 – Cuckoo Clock)

Hatodokei 鳩時計 These days, I’ve been wanting to buy a hatodokei (鳩時計). 私は今、鳩時計を購入したいと考えています。 Since hato (鳩) means “dove” and tokei/dokei Read More
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Toru Mar 20, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments child, children, derogatory, house, middle-aged, parents, room

Kodomo-beya Ojisan (子供部屋おじさん – Middle-aged Men in Children’s Rooms)

Kodomo-beya Ojisan 子供部屋おじさん An Internet slang term, kodomo-beya ojisan has come to be used since 2014. 2014年から使われ始めたインターネットスラングに「子供部屋おじさん」があります。 Since kodomo (子供) Read More
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Toru Mar 19, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments dialect, information, know, responsible, sure, though, who knows

Shirankedo (知らんけど – “I’m not sure, though” / “But who knows”)

Shirankedo 知らんけど I feel that the number of people who say shirankedo (知らんけど) after saying something has increased lately. 最近、発言の最後に「知らんけど」をつける人が増えたように感じます。 Read More
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Toru Mar 18, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments admission, cancel, ceremony, COVID-19, graduation, limited, restricted, thank-you party

Limited Graduation Ceremony

Limited Graduation Ceremony 制限付きの卒業式 Today, my university held a graduation ceremony at Nippon Budokan with restricted admission. 私の大学は今日、日本武道館で入場制限をしながら卒業式を実施しました。 No graduates’ Read More
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Toru Mar 17, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments evaporation, gas, higher state, liquid, missing, person, process, sublimate, substance

Jōhatsu (蒸発 – Evaporation/Missing)

Jōhatsu 蒸発 Some people around me sometimes do jōhatsu (蒸発). 私の周りで「蒸発」する人がまれにいます。 Jōhatsu means “evaporation,” and it usually refers to the Read More
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Toru Mar 16, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments buy, car, COVID-19, have, rot, talent, treasure, useful, waste

Takara no Mochigusare (宝の持ち腐れ – Better Spent Than Spared)

Takara no Mochigusare 宝の持ち腐れ I splurged and bought a new car about a year ago. 私は約1年前、思い切って車を購入しました。 However, the COVID-19 pandemic Read More
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Toru Mar 15, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments card, cards, carta, misunderstand, playing card, Portugal, trump

Toranpu (トランプ – “Playing Card”)

Toranpu トランプ “Playing cards” are called toranpu (トランプ) in Japan. 日本では、”playing card” のことを「トランプ」と呼びます。 Toranpu is a Japanese-English word and comes Read More
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Toru Mar 14, 2021May 24, 2023 0 Comments 1782, casual, dent, hungry, polite, stomach

Harapeko (腹ぺこ – Being Hungry)

Harapeko 腹ぺこ When describing that one is hungry, one can use the casual term harapeko (腹ぺこ). お腹が空いたことを表すカジュアルな表現として「腹ぺこ」があります。 Hara (腹) means Read More
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Toru Mar 13, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments activity, army, battle, hungry, job, satisfy, stomach

Hara ga Hette wa Ikusa ga Dekinu (腹が減っては戦ができぬ – An Army Marches on Its Stomach)

Hara ga Hette wa Ikusa ga Dekinu 腹が減っては戦ができぬ In my post yesterday, I introduced the phrase onaka ga heru (お腹が減る), Read More
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