Kinchō no Ito ga Kireru (緊張の糸が切れる)
Kinchō no Ito ga Kireru 緊張の糸が解ける I finished my important work yesterday. 私は昨日、大事なイベントをこなしました。 I was very nervous until yesterday, but
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Kanjin (肝心 – Important/Key)
Kanjin 肝心 Today can be described as kanjin (肝心) for me. 今日という日は、私にとって「肝心」です。 Kanjin is a word that means very important
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Hema (へま – Mistake/Lubber)
Hema へま Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese word poka (ぽか), which means a careless mistake. 昨日は、「不注意から生じた失敗」を意味する日本語「ぽか」を紹介しました。 Today I
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Poka (ぽか – A Careless Mistake)
Poka ぽか Previously, I introduced you to the onomatopoeia poka poka (ぽかぽか), which represents comfortable warmth that you feel. 以前私は、心地よい暖かさを表す擬態語「ぽかぽか」を紹介しました。
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Gebahyō (下馬評 – Whispering)
Gebahyō 下馬評 Rumors or opiniong given by unrelated people is called gebahyō (下馬評) in Japanese. 直接関係のない人たちが、興味本位にする噂や評判のことを、日本語で「下馬評」と言います。 Since ge (下) means
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Keshikaran (けしからん – Disgraceful)
Keshikaran けしからん We say keshikaran (けしからん) when expressing that something is contrary to reason or disgraceful. 道理にはずれていて甚だよくないさまや、不届きなさまを表すとき、「けしからん」と言うことがあります。 Keshi (けし) means
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Keshikakeru (けしかける – Inciting)
Keshikakeru けしかける When you flatter or encourage someone and attempt to get him/her to do what you want, your act
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A Cold May
A Cold May 寒い5月 The maximum temperature in Tokyo yesterday was about 14 degrees Celsius. 昨日の東京の最高気温は約14度でした。 Furthermore, the maximum temperature
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Tsume no Aka wo Senjite Nomu (爪の垢を煎じて飲む – Taking a Lesson from Someone)
Tsume no Aka wo Senjite Nomu 爪の垢を煎じて飲む I think that many people look up to model after an excellent person
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