Jishin, Kaminari, Kaji, Oyaji (地震、雷、火事、親父): Part 1
Jishin, Kaminari, Kaji, Oyaji: Part 1 地震、雷、火事、親父 Part 1 At the start of the new year, Japan experienced some terrifying
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The Names of the Fingers for Children
The Names of the Fingers for Children 子ども向けの指の名前 In my post yesterday, I introduced the common names of yubi (指
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A Difficult Riddle
A Difficult Riddle 難しいなぞなぞ Today I will give you a little difficult nazonazo (なぞなぞ – Riddle). 今日は、少し難しいなぞなぞを紹介します。 Q: Tanaka-san, Yamaguchi-san,
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Bokou (母校 – Old School)
Bokou 母校 I visited my “bokou” (母校) yesterday. 私は昨日、「母校」を訪れました。 Bokou is a school that one’s graduated from, that is, it
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Oyaji (親父 – Father)
Oyaji 親父 In the yesterday’s post, you can find the Japanese word “oyazi” (親父), which means “father.” 昨日の投稿の中で、「父親」を意味する「親父」という日本語が出てきました。 In Japan,
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Yajiuma (野次馬 – Rubberneck)
When a fire or an accident occurs, many “yajiuma” (野次馬) will gather. 野次馬 “Yajiuma” means people show interest in a
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Oi (おい – Hey)
Recently, I watched the animated movie, “Sing.” おい When I watched it repeatedly on Blu-ray, I found that Johnny and
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A Rainy Day is a Bad Weather Day
Since it rained today, I will talk about the Japanese proverb “ame ga furu hi ha tenki ga warui,” which
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