Nisshin Geppo (日進月歩 – Fast Progressing)
Nisshin Geppo 日進月歩 Information technology, especially security technology, continually progresses day by day. 情報技術、特にセキュリティに関する技術は、日に日に絶えず進歩しています。 When describing such a fact, we
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Kimajime (生真面目 – Too Serious/Earnest)
Kimajime 生真面目 Yesterday, I introduced you to the term ‘majime‘ (まじめ), which means “serious” or “earnest.” 昨日は “serious” や “earnest”
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Majime(まじめ – Serious/Earnest)
Majime まじめ I think I am what we call ‘majime‘ (まじめ). 私はおそらく「まじめ」です。 ‘Majime’ means that someone is serious or earnest
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Pikaichi (ピカイチ – Best of the Bunch)
Pikaichi ピカイチ When describing something/someone that is the best among many things/people, you can use the Japanese ‘pikaichi‘ (ピカイチ). 多くのものの中で、飛び抜けて優れていることを日本語で「ピカイチ」と言うことがあります。
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Usankusai (胡散臭い – Doubtful)
Usankusai 胡散臭い Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘kinakusai‘ (きな臭い), which means that something is suspicious. 昨日は何かが疑わしいことを意味する「きな臭い」という言葉を紹介しました。 There
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Kinakusai (きな臭い – Suspicious)
Kinakusai きな臭い When describing that something is suspicious, you can use the Japanese ‘kinakusai‘ (きな臭い). 何かが疑わしいことを表す日本語に「きな臭い」があります。 ‘kusai‘ (臭い) means “to
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Suttoko Dokkoi (すっとこどっこい – Idiot)
Suttoko Dokkoi すっとこどっこい Yesterday, I introduced you to the term ‘tokoroga dokkoi‘ (ところがどっこい). 昨日は「ところがどっこい」という言葉を紹介しました。 There is another term that uses
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Tokoroga Dokkoi (ところがどっこい – However)
Tokoroga Dokkoi ところがどっこい A few days ago, I used the term ‘tokoroga dokkoi’ (ところがどっこい) (though it is not often used).
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Visit Tateshina
Visit Tateshina 蓼科訪問 Today, I went to Ueda city, Nagano, to do experiments for my research. 今日は研究をするため、長野県上田市に来ています。 Since the experiments
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