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Itoko (いとこ – Cousin)

May 04, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments aunt, child, cousin, first cousin, love, relationship, thread, twist, uncle

Itoko いとこ A child of one’s uncle or aunt is called itoko (いとこ) in Japanese. おじ・おば(父母の兄弟姉妹)の子のことを「いとこ」と言います。 There are several theories

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Kodomo-beya Ojisan (子供部屋おじさん – Middle-aged Men in Children’s Rooms)

Mar 20, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments child, children, derogatory, house, middle-aged, parents, room

Kodomo-beya Ojisan 子供部屋おじさん An Internet slang term, kodomo-beya ojisan has come to be used since 2014. 2014年から使われ始めたインターネットスラングに「子供部屋おじさん」があります。 Since kodomo (子供)

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Nen-nen Korori (ねんねんころり)

Sep 05, 2019 Toru 0 Comments boy, child, Edo, good boy, good child, lie down, lullaby, melody, roll, sleep, song

Nen-nen Korori ねんねんころり I think that the most well-known traditional lullaby in Japan is Edo Komoriuta (江戸子守唄 – “Edo Lullaby”).

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Deer in Nara

Jul 24, 2019 Toru 0 Comments academic conference, child, deer, dropping, hotel, kick, Nara, Nara Park, park

Deer in Nara 奈良の鹿 Today I came to Nara to participate in an academic conference. 今日は学会参加のため、奈良県に来ています。 The conference venue was

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Kenage (健気 – Admirable)

Jun 23, 2019Jun 23, 2019 Toru 0 Comments admirable, attitude, brave, character, child, different, difficulty, excellent, feeling, solid, strive, woman

Kenage 健気 I like people who have a character described as kenage (健気). 私は「健気」な性格の人が好きです。 Kenage means that someone has a

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On wo Ada de Kaesu (恩を仇で返す – Biting the Hand that Feeds One)

Apr 08, 2019 Toru 0 Comments betray, bite, cherish, child, do harm, favor, feed, gratitude, hand, harm, parents, return, scene, take care

On wo Ada de Kaesu 恩を仇で返す Have you ever done harm to someone without a feeling of gratitude, even though

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Sudatsu (巣立つ – Leaving a Nest)

Mar 23, 2019Mar 24, 2019 Toru 0 Comments child, children, fly, graduate, independent, leave a nest, nest, parents, pathos, school, society, stand, university

Sudatsu 巣立つ In my yesterday’s post, I used the Japanese word ‘sudatsu‘ (巣立つ). 昨日の投稿の中で、私は「巣立つ」という言葉を使いました。 Since ‘su‘ (巣) menas “nest” and

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Yubi wo Kuwaeru (指をくわえる – Enviously)

Mar 02, 2019 Toru 0 Comments child, children, envious, enviously, finger, index finger, put in, suck, want

Yubi wo Kuwaeru 指をくわえる When you can’t do anything while feeling envious of something, it can be described as ‘yubi

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Omaru (おまる – Jerry/Potty)

Aug 29, 2018 Toru 0 Comments bowel, child, discharge, Edo, evacuate, jerry, oval gold coin, portable indoor toilet, potty, tiger, urine, wood

Omaru おまる In Japan, we call portable indoor toilets ‘omaru‘ (おまる). 室内用の携帯型便器のことを、日本語で「おまる」と言います。 ‘O‘ (お) is a polite prefix, and ‘maru‘

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