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Toru Jun 21, 2018 0 Comments bedding, blood, dinner, nose, pressure, sea

Sea of Blood

Sea of Blood 血の海 Around 4:30 am today, I woke up because of feeling uncomfortable. 今日、朝4時半頃、私は違和感を感じて目を覚ましました。 I was sleeping on Read More
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Toru Jun 20, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments English, father, French, Meiji, mother, old, school, university

Bokou (母校 – Old School)

Bokou 母校 I visited my “bokou” (母校) yesterday. 私は昨日、「母校」を訪れました。 Bokou is a school that one’s graduated from, that is, it Read More
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Toru Jun 19, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments beginning, liar, lie, steal, thief

Usotsuki wa dorobou no hajimari (嘘つきは泥棒の始まり – He that will Lie will Steal)

Usotsuki wa dorobou no hajimari 嘘つきは泥棒の始まり I think that many people have had a lie at least several times. ほとんどの人は、嘘をついたことがあると思います。 Read More
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Toru Jun 18, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments foot, hesitate, reluctant, second, stamp, step

Ni no Ashi wo Fumu (二の足を踏む)

Ni no Ashi wo Fumu 二の足を踏む Have you ever hesitated or been reluctant to do something? 何かをするのに躊躇したり、尻込みしたことはありますか? Such an action Read More
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Toru Jun 17, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments ashamed, ask, foolish, lifetime, shame, temporal

Kiku wa Ittoki no Haji, Kikanu wa Isshō no Haji (聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥)

Kiku wa Ittoki no Haji, Kikanu wa Isshō no Haji 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥 Since I felt ashamed today, I would like to Read More
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Toru Jun 16, 2018 0 Comments concentration, creativity, headache, journal, noise, productivity, rain, rainy, research

Rainy Season

Rainy Season 梅雨入り The rainy season has started since last week. 先週、とうとう梅雨入りしました。 For a while, rainy and cloudy days will Read More
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Toru Jun 15, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments anger, feeling, generate, heart, mind, minsuderstanding, reach

Ikari Shintō ni Hassuru (怒り心頭に発する – Getting Furious)

Ikari Shintō ni hassuru 怒り心頭に発する For the last two days, I introduced you to idioms that mean a feeling of Read More
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Toru Jun 14, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments anger, angry, appeal, chicken, cockscomb, dinosaur, female, mad, male, remnant, slang, threaten

Tosaka ni Kuru (トサカにくる – Getting Mad)

Tosaka ni Kuru トサカにくる Yesterday, I introduced you to “atama ni kuru” (頭にくる), which means a feeling of anger. 昨日は「怒りの感情」を意味する「頭にくる」という言葉を紹介しました。 Read More
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Toru Jun 13, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments angry, blood, come, feeling, head, mad

Atama ni Kuru (頭にくる – Getting Mad)

Atama ni Kuru 頭にくる There are many idioms that mean a feeling of anger. 「怒りの感情」を表す言葉は、さまざまあります。 For example, I introduced you Read More
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