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Kuchi wo Suppaku Suru (口を酸っぱくする – Telling Over and Over Again)

Jun 16, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments acidic, again, dry, eat, facial expression, make, mouth, same thing, sour, tell, theory

Kuchi wo Suppaku Suru 口を酸っぱくする Telling someone the same thing over and over again is expressed as kuchi wo suppaku

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Jūbako no Sumi wo Tsutsuku (重箱の隅をつつく – Quibbling on Insignificant Detail)

Mar 05, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments box, corner, eat, food, insignificant, poke, quibble, store

Jūbako no Sumi wo Tsutsuku 重箱の隅をつつく In my post the day before yesterday, I introduced the word jūbako (重箱), which

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Mogo Mogo (もごもご – Muttering) and Mogu Mogu (もぐもぐ – Nom Nom)

Feb 25, 2021May 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments chew, eat, mouth, move, phrase, slowly, talk

Mogo Mogo and Mogu Mogu 「もごもご」と「もぐもぐ」 In my post yesterday, I explained that the onomatopoeic phrase mogo mogo (もごもご) could

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Nazonazo (なぞなぞ – Riddle)

Sep 16, 2019Sep 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

Sep 01, 2019Sep 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

Aug 30, 2019Aug 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)

Aug 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)

Aug 08, 2019Aug 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)

May 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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