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Oshare (おしゃれ – Smart/Chic/Fashionable) Part 2

Jun 16, 2019Jun 16, 2019 Toru 0 Comments adjective, chic, clip, dress up, fancy, fashionable, makeup, polite, smart, store

Oshare Part 2 おしゃれ Part 2 Yesterday, I talked about the Japanese term oshare (おしゃれ), which means to dress up

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Monku (文句 – Complaint/Criticism)

Mar 16, 2019Mar 18, 2019 Toru 0 Comments adjective, complaint, criticism, genius, phrase, sentence, undisputed

Monku 文句 I do not like people who often say ‘monku‘ (文句). 私は「文句」ばかり言う人が好きではありません。 Since ‘mon‘ (文) means “sentence” and ‘ku‘

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Hōmu Shikku (ホームシック – Homesickness)

Feb 16, 2019Feb 17, 2019 Toru 0 Comments adjective, feel, feeling, home, homesick, homesickness, hometown, nostalgia, nostalgic, noun, sick

Hōmu Shikku ホームシック Five days have passed since I came to Italy, and I am gradually becoming ‘hōmu shikku‘ (ホームシック).

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Machigai-Nai (間違いない – Doubtless)

Nov 13, 2018Nov 13, 2018 Toru 0 Comments adjective, dish, doubt, doubtless, error, mistake, product, taste

Machigainai 間違いない Today, I saw an advertisement saying that ‘Machigai-nai *** desu’ (間違いない○○です) in my university. 今日、「間違いない○○です」と書かれた広告を見かけました。 ‘Machigai’ (間違い) means

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The Meaning of ‘Ippai‘

Oct 01, 2018 Toru 0 Comments adjective, adverb, bowl, cup, deceive, full, many

The Meaning of ‘Ippai‘ 「一杯」の意味 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese phrase ‘ippai kuwasu‘ (一杯食わす), which means to deceive

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Ikagawashii (いかがわしい)

Aug 12, 2018 Toru 0 Comments adjective, adverb, doubt, doubtful, dream, dubious, lewd, obscene, unethical

Ikagawashii いかがわしい Today I saw ‘ikagawashii yume‘ (いかがわしい夢). 私は今日、「いかがわしい夢」を見ました。 ‘Ikagawashii‘ (いかがわしい) is an adjective that means “dubious” or “doubtful,” and

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Himojī (ひもじい – Hungry)

Jul 18, 2018Jul 18, 2018 Toru 0 Comments adjective, character, hungry, sluggish, spleen

Himojī ひもじい If you are hungry and painful, you can express the feeling by using the Japanese ‘himojī‘ (ひもじい). お腹が空いてつらいことを、日本語で「ひもじい」と言います。

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