Ne wo Ageru (音を上げる – Whining)
Ne wo Ageru 音を上げる I am about to do an action called ‘ne wo ageru‘ (音を上げる) in Japanese. 私は今、音を上げそうです。 Ne
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Nakittsura ni Hachi (泣きっ面に蜂 – Adding Insult to Injury)
Nakittsura ni Hachi 泣きっ面に蜂 Yesterday, I introduced you to the expression ‘fundari kettari‘ (踏んだり蹴ったり), which means that one bad thing
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Yo wo Akasu (夜を明かす – Passing a Night)
Yo wo Akasu 夜を明かす As a result of preparing a presentation for an academic conference, yo wo akashi mashita (夜を明かしました).
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Sode wo Nurasu
In Japan, there have been a lot of expressions that use word association since ancient times. 袖を濡らす For example, in
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Various Facial Expressions
There are four different facial expressions in the Doraemon’s song called “hug shichao” (let’s hug). さまざまな表情 Today, I will describe
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Semishigure
Recently, songs of evening cicadas (which are called higurashi in Japan) have come to resound in my university. 蝉時雨 Today,
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Sweetness of Onions
Today, I will talk about onions. 玉ねぎの甘さ Onions is the most sweet vegetable in the world, which includes fructose, glucose
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Today, I finally finished watching glee season 4 (episode 22) on Hulu.
Today, I finally finished watching glee season 4 (episode 22) on Hulu. 今日は、Huluでgleeのシーズン4（22話）を、ようやく見終えました。 Glee is an American musical comedy drama
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