Shippo wo Maku (尻尾を巻く – Turning Tail)
Shippo wo Maku 尻尾を巻く When there is no way to win, and you admit your defeat, it can be described
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The Meaning of 海豚
The Meaning of 海豚 「海豚」の意味 There is a word 海豚, which is a combination of the kanji 海, meaning “sea,”
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Kawa (皮/革 – Skin/Leather)
Kawa 皮/革 The English words “skin” and “leather” are both referred to as kawa (かわ) in Japanese. 英語の “skin” と
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Umi no Sachi, Yama no Sachi (海の幸と山の幸) Part 2
Umi no Sachi, Yama no Sachi Part 2 海の幸、山の幸 Part 2 This entry is continuation of yesterday’s post. 今日は昨日の投稿の続きです。 Yesterday,
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Interesting Riddles Part 2
Interesting Riddles Part 2 面白いなぞなぞ Part 2 Today I will give you two famous/interesting Japanese nazonazo (なぞなぞ – “Riddle”). 今日は、二つのなぞなぞを出します。
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Baby Talk to Represent Animals
Baby Talk to Represents Animals 動物を表す幼児語 In a conversation with babies in Japan, we can represent animals by their barks
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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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Interesting Open and Closed Signs Board
Today, I found an interesting open/closed signs board. The video is shown below. As you can see, the word “close”
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Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla
Gorilla is the largest animal in primate, and the scientific name is interesting. Gorilla is divided into two species; western
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