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Neko Manma (ねこまんま – Cat’s Meal)

Mar 25, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments baby word, bonito flake, carbohydrate, cat, digest, dog, frugal, meal, miso, rice, soy sauce

Neko Manma ねこまんま When I was a poor student, I often ate neko manma (ねこまんま). 苦学生時代、私は「ねこまんま」をよく食べました。 Neko (ねこ) means “cat,”

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Interesting Riddles Part 2

Sep 18, 2019 Toru 0 Comments animal, black, dog, dolphin, light, lighter, quiet, riddle, silence, silent, white

Interesting Riddles Part 2 面白いなぞなぞ Part 2 Today I will give you two famous/interesting Japanese nazonazo (なぞなぞ – “Riddle”). 今日は、二つのなぞなぞを出します。

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Pochi (ポチ)

Nov 05, 2018 Toru 0 Comments bark, come, Czech, dog, French, name, petit, pochi, Pojd', Pooch, small, spotty, synonym

Pochi ポチ Dogs are the animal with the oldest history as pets, and many dogs are bred all over the

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Baby Talk to Represent Animals

Jul 06, 2018Jul 06, 2018 Toru 0 Comments animal, baby, bull, cat, chicken, cow, dog, pig, pigeon

Baby Talk to Represents Animals 動物を表す幼児語 In a conversation with babies in Japan, we can represent animals by their barks

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Wan Wan and Nyan Nyan (ワンワンとニャンニャン- Doggie and Kitty)

Jul 05, 2018 Toru 0 Comments baby, cat, dog, doggie, kitty, meow

Wan Wan and Nyan Nyan ワンワンとニャンニャン I would like to write about cats and dogs continuing from yesterday. 今日は昨日に引き続き、犬と猫の話題です。 In

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Wanko and Nyanko (「わんこ」と「にゃんこ」 – Puppies and Kittens)

Jul 04, 2018 Toru 0 Comments cat, cute, dog, kitten, puppy

Wanko and Nyanko 「わんこ」と「にゃんこ」 In my post yesterday, I told you that we sometimes call a puppy or a cute

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Wanchan (ワンチャン – Possibility)

Jul 03, 2018 Toru 0 Comments accent, chance, dog, mah-jong, possibility, puppy, syllable

Wanchan ワンチャン I wrote that I couldn’t make a deadline for submission of manuscripts yesterday. 昨日私は、原稿の締め切りに間に合わなかったと書きました。 However, there seems to

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Keshikakeru (けしかける – Inciting)

May 10, 2018May 30, 2018 Toru 0 Comments dog, Edo, incite

Keshikakeru けしかける When you flatter or encourage someone and attempt to get him/her to do what you want, your act

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