Nazonazo (なぞなぞ – 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
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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