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Shirokuro Tsukeru (白黒つける – Determining Clearly)

10/06/201910/05/2019 Toru 0 Comments bad, black, clear, conclusion, determine, Go, good, right, stone, white, winner, wrong

Shirokuro Tsukeru 白黒つける Sometimes you will have a situation where you need to determine whether something is right or wrong,

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Aku wa Nobeyo (悪は延べよ)

10/05/2019 Toru 0 Comments action, ASAP, bad, bad action, need, possible, postpone

Aku wa Nobeyo 悪は延べよ Yesterday, I introduced the proverb zen wa isoge (善は急げ), 昨日は、良いと思うことはすぐに実行すべきであることを意味する「善は急げ」ということわざを紹介しました。 Actually, this proverb has an additional

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Shibui Kao (渋い顔 – Sour Face)

08/02/2019 Toru 0 Comments adult, attractive, bad, bitter, cool, dandy, face, feel, firm, man, men, offended, sour, tasteful, uncomfortable

Shibui Kao 渋い顔 I usually have a shibui kao (渋い顔) when feeling bad, uncomfortable, or offended. 私は嫌なことや不快なことがあると、たいてい「渋い顔」をします。 Since shibui (渋い)

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Furyō (不良 – Rogue/Hood)

07/21/201907/22/2019 Toru 0 Comments abbreviation, action, bad, boy, data, debt, girl, hometown, hood, product, rogue

Furyō 不良 Many furyō (不良) live in my hometown. 私の地元には、多くの「不良」が住んでいます。 Fu (不) is a negative prefix and ryō (良) means

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Aiso Warai (愛想笑い – Fake Smile)

05/26/2019 Toru 0 Comments ability, affable, attitude, bad, deal with, diplomatic, fake smile, good, human relationships, smile

Aiso Warai 愛想笑い I am not good at doing aiso warai (愛想笑い). 私は「愛想笑い」が得意ではありません。 ‘Aiso warai’ is a diplomatic smile to

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Nomikomi ga Hayai (飲み込みが早い – Learning Fast)

04/13/2019 Toru 0 Comments accept, bad, compliment, fast, learn, learner, phrase, quick, quickly, situation, swallow, understand

Nomikomi ga Hayai 飲み込みが早い Yesterday, I heard a compliment phrase, ‘nomikomi ga hayai‘ (飲み込みが早い). 私は昨日、「飲み込みが早い」という褒め言葉を耳にしました。 ‘Nomikomi‘ (飲み込み) means “to swallow