Tai mo Hitori wa Umakarazu (鯛もひとりはうまからず – The Company Makes the Feast)
Tai mo Hitori wa Umakarazu 鯛もひとりはうまからず Which do you prefer, eating alone or eating with someone? 一人で食べる食事と、誰かと食べる食事、どちらが美味しいと思いますか？ In Japan, there
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Hō ga Ochiru (頬が落ちる – Very Delicious)
Hō ga Ochiru 頬が落ちる To describe that something is very delicious, you can use the Japanese phrase hō ga ochiru
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Tamago Kake Gohan (卵かけご飯 – Egg on Rice) Part 3
Tamago Kake Gohan Part 3 卵かけご飯 Part 3 There are restaurants that specialize in “egg on rice” in Japan. 日本には、卵かけご飯の専門店があります。
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Sanma (サンマ – “Pacific Saury”)
Sanma サンマ The season when sanma (サンマ) becomes delicious is approaching. 「サンマ」が美味しい季節になってきました。 Sanma means “Pacific saury,” and is sold throughout
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Uhauha (うはうは – Exhilarated)
Uhauha うはうは When describing that someone is so happy and so excited, you can use the Japanese onomatopoeia uhauha (うはうは).
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Yūmei Mujitsu (有名無実 – Titular)
Yūmei Mujitsu 有名無実 I ate a famous food last week, but it was not delicious at all. 私は先週、有名な食べ物を食べましたが、まったく美味しくありませんでした。 Something famous
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Amai Shiru wo Suu (甘い汁を吸う – Lining One’s Pockets)
Amai Shiru wo Suu 甘い汁を吸う There are people who take an action which is expressed as ‘amai shiru wo suu‘
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Akinasu wa Yome ni Kuwasuna (秋茄子は嫁に食わすな – Don’t Let Daughter-in-Law Eat Autumn Eggplants)
Akinasu wa Yome ni Kuwasuna 秋茄子は嫁に食わすな Yesterday, I introduced the etymology of “nasu” (茄子 – eggplant). 昨日は「茄子（ナス）」の語源について紹介しました。 Today I’d like
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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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