Uni (ウニ – Sea Urchin)
Uni ウニ Yesterday, I wrote about the fish ‘harisenbon‘ (ハリセンボン – porcupinefish/blowfish). 昨日は「ハリセンボン」という生き物について書きました。 Today, I would like to talk about
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Harisenbon (ハリセンボン – Porcupinefish)
Harisenbon ハリセンボン “Porcupinefish” is referred to as ‘harisenbon‘ (ハリセンボン) in Japanese. 日本語で「ハリセンボン」と呼ばれる魚がいます。 I think that it is easy for most
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Yaboyou (野暮用 – Trivial Errand)
Yaboyou 野暮用 Today I had some ‘yaboyou’ (野暮用). 私は今日、「野暮用」がありました。 ‘Yaboyou’ means a minor business to do or a trivial errand
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Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘
Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘ 本当の狸寝入り Previously, I introduced you to the term ‘tanuki neiri‘ (狸寝入り – literally “raccoon dog sleep”), which
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Kindai University (近畿大学)
Kindai University 近畿大学 There is a famous private university called ‘Kinki Daigaku’ (近畿大学 – literally “Kinki University”) in Osaka, Japan.
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Okkū(億劫 – Bothersome)
Okkū 億劫 If you want to describe a feeling that you are not willing to do something because of bothersome,
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Tama ni Kizu (玉に瑕 – Even the Sun Has Spots)
Tama ni Kizu 玉に瑕 Is there a perfect person or thing around you? あなたの周りには、完璧な人や、完全なものがありますか？ I think that most people and
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Earthquakes in Japan
Earthquakes in Japan 日本の地震 The surface of the earth is covered with 14 or 15 plate tectonics (also called “lithosphere”),
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Doji(どじ – Stupid/Idiot)
Doji どじ I am probably a person called ‘doji‘ (どじ). 恐らく私は「どじ」です。 Doji means a stupid mistake or a person who
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