Poketto Beru (ポケットベル – Pager/Beeper) Part 2
Poketto Beru Part 2 ポケットベル Part 2 In my post yesterday, I wrote that poketto beru (ポケットベル – “pager/beeper”) has
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Poketto Beru (ポケットベル – Pager/Beeper) Part 1
Poketto Beru Part 1 ポケットベル Part 1 In the 1990s, poketto beru (ポケットベル), commonly called pokeberu (ポケベル), was very popular
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How to Read 2019
How to Read 2019 2019年の読み方 This year is 2019 A.D. 今は、西暦2019年です。 In Japan, the most common reading of 9 is
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Sagasu (さがす – Searching)
Sagasu さがす The most common Japanese verb meaning “to search” is sagasu (さがす), but it has two notation ways by
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Tariki Hongan (他力本願 – Relying on Someone)
Tariki Hongan 他力本願 Relying on someone or leaving your work to someone is sometimes called tariki hongan (他力本願) in Japanese.
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Onbu ni Dakko (おんぶに抱っこ – Completely Relying on Others)
Onbu ni Dakko おんぶに抱っこ Yesterday, I introduced the term marunage (丸投げ), which means to leave all the work that you
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Marunage (丸投げ – Leave All Things)
Marunage 丸投げ It is not good to do marunage (丸投げ) your work to someone. するべき仕事を「丸投げ」するのは良いことではありません。 Marunage means to leave all
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Maruku-naru (丸くなる – Mellowing)
Maruku-naru 丸くなる It is said that the character of people tend to maruku-naru (丸くなる) as they get older. 人は歳を重ねると性格が「丸くなる」と言われています。 Since
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Chō-dokyū (超弩級 – Extraordinary)
Chō-dokyū 超弩級 When expressing that something is extraordinarily huge, we sometimes say chō-dokyū (超弩級 or 超ド級) in Japanese. 何かが桁外れに大きいことを、「超弩級」（または「超ド級」）と言うことがあります。 Chō
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