Tadaima (ただいま – I’m home)
Tadaima ただいま In Japan, people often say “tadaima” (ただいま) when they arrive at their homes. 日本では、家に帰るときよく「ただいま」と言います。 This is short for
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Finished Watching Friends
Today I finally finished watching the TV drama, Friends, from season one to ten. フレンズ Since all characters has grown
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Mouth and Tongue
There are many idioms that use a part of a body in both English and Japanese. 口と舌 Today I found
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Poop Kanji Workbook
Japanese people learn about 2000 kanji characters before graduating from junior high school. うんこ漢字ドリル Also, it is said that general
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Setogiwa (瀬戸際 – Brink)
Setogiwa 瀬戸際 Have you ever teetered on the brink of life-or-death or win-or-lose? あなたは勝つか負けるか、生きるか死ぬかなど、運命の分かれ目に立ったことはありますか？ Such a situation is called setogiwa
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Wanpaku (わんぱく – Mischief)
We sometimes call a child who is naughty and beyond control of adults “wanpaku” (わんぱく). わんぱく Wanpaku is written as
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Hiyokko (ひよっこ – fledgling)
Hiyokko ひよっこ In English, the call of chicks is expressed as “cheep-cheep” or “peep-peep,” while in Japanese, it’s expressed as
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Chichin Puipui (ちちんぷいぷい)
Chichin Puipui ちちんぷいぷい I think that almost all Japanese people have heard the spell, “chichin puipui.” 日本人なら「ちちんぷいぷい」という呪文を聞いたことがあると思います。 This spell is
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Wake Wakame (わけわかめ)
I sometimes introduce slang terms, but some of them are becoming obsolete. わけわかめ For example, there is a slang term,
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