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Hiza wo Majieru (膝を交える – Friendly Talking)

Jun 24, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments COVID-19, distance, friendly, friendly talking, intersect, knee, relationship, situation, talk, talking

Hiza wo Majieru 膝を交える To have a friendly talk with someone is expressed as hiza wo majieru (膝を交える) in Japanese.

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Shiko no Kan (指呼の間 – Hailing Distance)

Apr 03, 2021Jun 02, 2021 Toru 0 Comments call, call out, close, distance, eye, finger, nose, reply, span

Shiko no Kan 指呼の間 In my post two days ago, I introduced the term me to hana no saki (目と鼻の先),

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Me to Hana no Saki (目と鼻の先 – Stone’s Throw)

Apr 01, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments close, distance, eye, nose, point, span, stone, throw

Me to Hana no Saki 目と鼻の先 To describe a very close distance, Japanese people sometimes say me to hana no

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Unlucky Coins Part 1

Oct 11, 2019Oct 13, 2019 Toru 0 Comments coin, distance, offertory coin, offertory money, popular, relationship, unlucky, unpopular

Unlucky Coins Part 1 縁起の悪いお賽銭 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced goen-dama (五円玉 – “five-yen coin”) as a popular offertory coin.

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Onomatopoeias for Expressing Walking Part 1

Sep 24, 2018Sep 25, 2018 Toru 0 Comments brisk, child woman, distance, pace, quickly, walk, walking

Onomatopoeias for Expressing Walking Part 1 歩くさまを表す擬態語 Part 1 There are many onomatopoeias in Japanese that are used to express

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