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The Names of the Fingers for Children

May 31, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments baby, children, elder brother, elder sister, family, father, finger, index finger, little finger, middle finger, mother, name, ring finger, thumb

The Names of the Fingers for Children 子ども向けの指の名前 In my post yesterday, I introduced the common names of yubi (指

Corrected Essay Etymology

Rōbashin (老婆心 – Excessive Kindness)

Apr 21, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments children, excessive kindness, grandmother, heart, kindness, lady, meddlesome, old, woman

Rōbashin 老婆心 The feeling of worrying about someone or the desire to give someone a word of advice is referred

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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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Mamagoto (ままごと – House)

Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019 Toru 0 Comments act, children, cock, event, family. life, girl, guest, house, invite, mama, meal, play

Mamagoto ままごと Children (especially girl) sometimes play mamagoto (ままごと/飯事). 幼児（特に女児）の遊びに「ままごと」があります。 Mamagoto is as a kind of plays that players imitate

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Kichin-to (きちんと – Neatly)

May 13, 2019Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments adverb, children, Chinese, clothes, do, fold, imperative form, neatly, orderly, parents, well-organized

Kichin-to きちんと Japanese parents may say ‘kichin-to shinasai’ (きちんとしなさい) when scolding their children. だらしない子どもに対して、親は「きちんとしなさい」と言って叱ることがあります。 Kichin-to (きちんと) is an adverb that