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10% Consumption Tax

10/01/201910/02/2019 Toru 0 Comments consumption tax, drink, food, home appliance, implement, postpone, raise, refrigerator, schedule, washing machine

10% Consumption Tax 消費税10% On October 1, 2019, the consumption tax in Japan was raised from 8% to 10%. 10月1日、日本で消費税が8%から10%に引き上げられました。

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Nōryō (納涼 – Enjoying Cool in Summer) Part 2

08/30/201908/29/2019 Toru 0 Comments August, breeze, cold, comfortable, cool, drink, eat, enjoy, event, festival, firework, goose bumps, idea, July, river, summer

Nōryō 納涼 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the term nōryō (納涼), which means to feel cool and spend the hot

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Tapiru (タピる)

08/20/2019 Toru 0 Comments boom, drink, eat, girl, image, popular, tapioca, young people

Tapiru タピる In Japan, tapioca and tapioca drinks have become very popular since around last year. 去年頃から、日本でタピオカおよびタピオカドリンクがブームになっています。 Along with this

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Katazu wo Nomu (固唾を呑む – Bating One’s Breath)

02/22/2019 Toru 0 Comments action, bate, bated, breath, concern, drink, firm, nervous, saliva, spit, swallow

Katazu wo Nomu 固唾を呑む I am sometimes concerned about what is going to happen and wait with bated breath. 私は時折、事の成り行きが気掛かりで、息を凝らして見守ることがあります。

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Namida wo Nomu (涙を呑む – Swallowing Tears)

10/31/2018 Toru 0 Comments chagrin, cry, drink, regret, sorrow, swallow, swallow tears, tear, tears

TNamida wo Nomu 涙を呑む A few days ago, I took an action called ‘namida wo nomu’ (涙を呑む) in Japanese. 私は先日、涙を呑みました。

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Unomi (うのみ – Trusting the Obvious)

09/08/201809/08/2018 Toru 0 Comments chew, cormorant, do, drink, obvious, story, swallow, trust, truth

Unomi うのみにする I sometimes perform an action called ‘unomi‘ (うのみ). 私は時々、インターネット上にある情報をうのみにします。 ‘U‘ (う/鵜) means “cormorant,” and ‘nomi‘ (のみ/呑み) means “to

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The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2

08/04/2018 Toru 0 Comments Antarctic, anxiety, drink, family, letter, loneliness, love, love letter, member, message, research

The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2 世界一短いラブレター Part 2 When the New Year came, the research members in the

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Yo wo Akasu (夜を明かす – Passing a Night)

05/26/201805/30/2018 Toru 0 Comments crarify, cry, drink, greet, morning, night, reveal, talk

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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Tsume no Aka wo Senjite Nomu (爪の垢を煎じて飲む – Taking a Lesson from Someone)

05/08/201805/30/2018 Toru 0 Comments brew, dirt, drink, nail

Tsume no Aka wo Senjite Nomu 爪の垢を煎じて飲む I think that many people look up to model after an excellent person

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