Yudan (油断 – Carelessness)
Yudan 油断 To let one’s guard down or to be careless is called ‘yudan‘ (油断) in Japanese. 気をゆるめることや、注意を怠ることを、「油断」と言います。 ‘Yu‘ (油)
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The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2
The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2 世界一短いラブレター Part 2 When the New Year came, the research members in the
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The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 1
The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 1 世界一短いラブレター Part 1 Today, I would like to introduce you to the episode
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Koibumi (恋文 – Love Letter)
Koibumi 恋文 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese word ‘tegami‘ (手紙), which means a “letter.” 昨日は “letter” を意味する「手紙」という日本語を紹介しました。 Among
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Tegami (手紙 – Letter)
Tegami 手紙 A paper, on which messages or information is written, is called “letter” in English, whereas it is called
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Socha (粗茶 – “Coarse Tea”)
Socha 粗茶 In Japan, when serving tea to visitors, we sometimes say “socha desuga” (粗茶ですが). 日本では、来客にお茶を出す際に「粗茶ですが」と言うことがあります。 Since ‘so‘ (粗) means
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Giri-giri (ぎりぎり – “Barely”)
Giri-giri ぎりぎり Today I ‘giri-giri‘ (ぎりぎり – “barely”) met a deadline. 私は今日、ある締め切りに「ぎりぎり」間に合いました。 Giri-giri is an onomatopoeia that represents that something
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Kanji (漢字 – “Chinese Character”)
Kanji 漢字 Japanese people often use ‘kanji’ (漢字), which are characters born in China. 日本人は、中国発祥の文字である「漢字」をよく使います。 The term kanji is written
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Tyhoon No. 12
Tyhoon No. 12 台風12号 It is raining cats and gods. 激しい雨が降っています。 This is because Typhoon No. 12 is approaching. 台風12号が近づいているからです。
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