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Kobu and Tankobu (「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 – Bump)

Apr 26, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments attach, bruise, bump, childish, hit, sound, thorn

Kobu and Tankobu 「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 In my post yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom meno ue no kobu (目の上の瘤 meaning “a

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Totte Tsuketa Youna (取って付けたような – Unnatural/Artificial)

Apr 14, 2021Jun 02, 2021 Toru 0 Comments artificial, as if, attach, attitude, connect, smooth, take off, unnatural, word

Totte Tsuketa Youna 取って付けたような When someone’s words or attitudes are unnatural and artificial, you can describe it as totte tsuketa

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Shame (写メ – Photo) Part 1

Apr 14, 2019Apr 15, 2019 Toru 0 Comments attach, camera, e-mail, mail, mobile phone, photo, picture, smartphone

Shame Part 1 写メ Part 1 Have you ever heard of the Japanese slang term ‘shame‘ (写メ)? 「写メ」という俗語を耳にしたことはありますか? ‘Shame’ is

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Hana ni Tsuku (鼻につく – Getting Annoyed)

Jan 21, 2019 Toru 0 Comments annoyed, attach, behavior, feel, nose, peculiar, smell, words

Hana ni Tsuku 鼻につく When feeling annoyed with someone’s words or behavior, you can express it by using the Japanese

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Tsukanukoto (つかぬこと – By the Way)

Sep 22, 2018Sep 22, 2018 Toru 0 Comments ask, attach, by the way, daily conversation, hear, humble, negative, phrase, polite, suffix, thing

Tsukanukoto つかぬこと When asking someone for something, especially when it has nothing to do with the topic so far, we

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