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Nazonazo (なぞなぞ – Riddle)

09/16/201909/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments bread, eat, enigma, frying pan, game, hidden, mystery, riddle

Nazonazo なぞなぞ When I was a child, I liked nazonazo (なぞなぞ). 私は子どもの頃、「なぞなぞ」が好きでした。 Nazonazo is a kind of games that someone

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Mawaranai Sushi (回らない寿司) Part 1

09/01/201909/02/2019 Toru 0 Comments antonym, birthday, cuisine, eat, rotate, suffix, sushi

Mawaranai Sushi Part 1 回らない寿司 Part 1 September 1st was my birthday, so my friend and I did something special.

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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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Nekomatagi (ねこまたぎ – Bad Fish/Fish Bone)

08/08/201908/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments bad fish, bone, cat, eat, fish, pass by, region, step over

Nekomatagi ねこまたぎ Today, I learned the Japanese expression, nekomatagi (ねこまたぎ). 今日は「ねこまたぎ」という表現を知りました。 Since neko (ねこ/猫) means “cat” and matagi (またぎ) means

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Sobazue wo Kū (側杖を食う – Becoming Embroiled)

05/21/2019 Toru 0 Comments become embroiled, cane, eat, fight, hit, incur, nearby, receive

Sobazue wo Kū 側杖を食う Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese word tobacchiri (とばっちり), which means to become embroiled in something. 昨日は

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Ōmedama wo Kuu (大目玉を食う – Getting a Rocket)

03/06/2019 Toru 0 Comments ball, big, deed, eat, eye, eyeball, get a rocket, harshly, scold, undesirable deed, wide eyes

Ōmedama wo Kuu 大目玉を食う To be scolded very harshly can be described as ‘ōmedama wo kuu‘ (大目玉を食う) in Japanese. 目上の人からひどく叱られることを、「大目玉を食う」と言います。

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Ehoumaki (恵方巻 – Lucky Direction Roll)

02/03/2019 Toru 0 Comments direction, disposal, eat, event, face, February, lucky, lucky direction, massive, roll, silently, spring, sushi

Ehoumaki 恵方巻 February 3rd is ‘setsubun‘ (節分). 今日、2月3日は節分です。 Setsubun is the day before the beginning of spring (February 4th), and

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Machibouke wo Kuu (待ちぼうけを食う – Chilling Out)

12/07/2018 Toru 0 Comments abstracted, be stood up, be subjected, chill out, eat, undesirable, wait

Machibouke wo Kuu 待ちぼうけ食う Now I am doing ‘machibouke wo kuu‘ (待ちぼうけを食う). 私は今、待ちぼうけを食っています。 Since ‘machi‘ (待ち) means “to wait” and

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