Hanashi no Koshi wo Oru (話の腰を折る – Interrupting when Someone is Talking)
Hanashi no Koshi wo Oru 話の腰を折る Today, I sometimes interrupted others in the middle of talking. 今日、私は何度か他人が話しているところに口をはさみ、会話を遮ってしまいました。 Such an action
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Ichiru no Nozomi (一縷の望み – A Ray of Hope)
Ichiru no Nozomi 一縷の望み Have you ever experienced a situation that it was desperate, but there certainly was a hope.
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A Desperate Japanese Homonym
Since Japanese has few sounds, there are so many homonyms. 絶望的な同音異義語 Among them, the homonym that has the most number
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Chacha wo Ireru (茶々を入れる – Teasing)
Chacha wo Ireru 茶々を入れる Have you ever broken into a conversation of others, and said unnecessary things or cracks? 他人の会話に横から入り、余計なことや冷やかしを言ったことはありますか？
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Uzai (うざい – Annoying)
In order to travel to Japan or enjoy Japanese contents, I think that you need to learn not only textbook
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Giongo and Gitaigo (Onomatopoeia)
Giongo and Gitaigo 擬音語と擬態語 Up to now, I introduced several times about Japanese giongo (擬音語) / giseigo (擬声語) and gitaigo
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Tameguchi (Casual Talk)
Tameguchi タメ口 Today I would like to talk about the Japanese slang “tameguchi.” 今日は「タメ口」という日本の俗語を紹介します。 “Tameguchi” means a way of talking
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Abura wo Uru (Sell Oil)
Abura wo Uru 油を売る Today, I will talk about the Japanese idiom “abura wo uru.” 今日は「油を売る」という慣用句を紹介します。 The literal meaning of
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