Shippo wo Tsukamu (Grab a Tail)
Shippo wo Tsukamu 尻尾をつかむ Today I will talk about the Japanese phrase “shippo wo tsukamu.” 今日は「尻尾をつかむ」という慣用句を紹介します。 The literal meaning is
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Learning English and Japanese
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Ibara no Michi (Thorny Path)
Ibara no Michi いばらの道 Today I would like to talk about the idiom “ibara no michi”. 今日は「いばらの道」という慣用句を紹介します。 “Ibara” means “thorn”,
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Benke no Nakidokoro (Benke’s Weak Point)
Benke no Nakidokoro 弁慶の泣き所 Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “benke no nakidokoro.” 今日は「弁慶の泣き所」という日本語を紹介します。 The literal
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Trial Class
Today I conducted a trial class for high school students entering to a university where I work. 模擬授業 The purpose
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Tanto Chokunyu
Today I will talk about the four-Chinese character idiom “tanto chokunyu.” 単刀直入 “Tanto chokunyu” means to get straight to the
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The First Snow in November
It snowed today in the Kanto region in Japan. 11月の初雪 It is the first time in 54 years that the
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The Biggest Mistake
Yesterday I took a big mistake. 最大のミス Although I continued posting English sentences on Lang-8 every day more than 700
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