Mouth and Tongue
There are many idioms that use a part of a body in both English and Japanese. 口と舌 Today I found
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
communication
Yabusaka dehanai
Japanese people tend to avoid direct expressions, and use euphemism/ambiguous ones in daily communication. やぶさかではない You may think that it’s
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Moshi Moshi (Hello)
Moshi Moshi もしもし Today I would like to talk about the expression “moshi moshi,” which is often used on a
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The Japanese Phrase “Dakara
Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese conjunction “dakara.” 「だから」という日本語 “Dakara” has the meaning of “hence” or “so,” but
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Mehrabian’s Law
Today, I learned a law of Mehrabian. メラビアンの法則 Mehrabian is an American psychologist, and is well known to conduct communication
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I Was Rained
Today, I will talk about a Japanese unique expression “adversative passive.” 雨に降られる In Japanese, when you suffer inconvenience, you sometimes
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