Shoboi (Shabby)
Shoboi しょぼい Today I would like to talk about the Japanese adjective “shoboi.” 今日は「しょぼい」という日本語の形容詞を紹介します。 “Shoboi” means that someone/something is shabby
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Hara ga Tatsu
Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “hara ga tatsu.” 腹が立つ Usually “hara” means “stomach” and “tatsu” means “to
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Hana mo Hajirau (Even Flowers Get Shy)
Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese adjective “hana mo hajirau.” 花も恥じらう This is used to describe that a
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Should I capitalize ‘X’ in ‘X-ray?’
I write an upper case X whenever I write ‘X-ray.’ X-ray の X は大文字にすべきか否か However, the other days, my boss
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Predicate adjectives that begin with “a”
Today, I learned an adjective that begin with “a” is a predicative adjective almost all cases. 私は、a で始まる形容詞はほとんど全て叙述用法でのみ使われると学びました。 In the
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One of the most difficult English phrases for Japanese is …
I heard that one of the most difficult English phrases for Japanese to understand is “one of the most adjective
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