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Aji wo Shimeru (味をしめる – Getting a Taste)

Jun 03, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments again, experience, feel, get, situation, taste

Aji wo Shimeru 味をしめる Have you ever had an experience where something went well and you expected it to be

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Onaka ga Heru (お腹が減る – Being Hungry)

Mar 12, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments casual, decrease, empty, feel, hungry, stomach

Onaka ga Heru お腹が減る Japanese people say onaka ga suku (お腹が空く) or onaka ga heru (お腹が減る) to represent being hungry.

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Daitai (代替 – Alternative)

Mar 02, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments feel, goal, post, reading, special reading, word, work

Daitai 代替 I worked all day yesterday and was not able to write a post on Lang-8. 昨日は起きてから寝るまでずっと仕事をしていて投稿できませんでした。 My English

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Shibui Kao (渋い顔 – Sour Face)

Aug 02, 2019 Toru 0 Comments adult, attractive, bad, bitter, cool, dandy, face, feel, firm, man, men, offended, sour, tasteful, uncomfortable

Shibui Kao 渋い顔 I usually have a shibui kao (渋い顔) when feeling bad, uncomfortable, or offended. 私は嫌なことや不快なことがあると、たいてい「渋い顔」をします。 Since shibui (渋い)

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On ni Kiseru/On wo Uru (恩に着せる/恩を売る – Making You Feel Grateful)

Apr 09, 2019 Toru 0 Comments against, bite, favor, feel, feeling, force, grateful, hand, make someone wear, sell, wear

On ni Kiseru/On wo Uru 恩に着せる/恩を売る Yesterday, I introduced the phrase ‘on wo ada de kaesu‘ (恩を仇で返す), which means to

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Ice Cream and Shaved Ice

Apr 07, 2019 Toru 0 Comments air bubble, Celsius, cold, degree, fat, feel, heat, ice cream, mil, milk fat, mouth, shaved ice, transfer

Ice Cream and Shaved Ice アイスクリームとかき氷 Yesterday, I talked about ‘kaki gōri‘ (かき氷), which means “shaved ice.” 昨日は「かき氷」について紹介しました。 Which do

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Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai (痛くも痒くもない – Not Caring at All)

Apr 05, 2019Apr 04, 2019 Toru 0 Comments action, at all, care, expression, feel, influence, itch, itchy, mental, nasty, negative, not care, not feel, pain, painful, physical

Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai 痛くも痒くもない When you do not feel a thing about someone’s action against you, you can

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Nagori (なごり – Remnant)

Mar 29, 2019 Toru 0 Comments after, atmosphere, break on, feel, feeling, leftover, odor, pass by, remnant, residual, shore, university, wave

Nagori なごり Today is the last working day at my university. 今日は、現在の大学の最終勤務日です。 Now I am feeling ‘nagori‘ (なごり) to this

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Hōmu Shikku (ホームシック – Homesickness)

Feb 16, 2019Feb 17, 2019 Toru 0 Comments adjective, feel, feeling, home, homesick, homesickness, hometown, nostalgia, nostalgic, noun, sick

Hōmu Shikku ホームシック Five days have passed since I came to Italy, and I am gradually becoming ‘hōmu shikku‘ (ホームシック).

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