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Shikeru (時化る – Stormy Sea)

07/31/2019 Toru 0 Comments cloudy, depressed, deterioration, economy, feeling, glum look, humidity, moisture, poor haul, rough, sea, seedy store, storm, stormy, weather

Shikeru 時化る The Japanese term shikeru (時化る) means that a storm makes the rough sea or the rough sea brings

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Akubi wo Kamikorosu (あくびを噛み殺す – Suppressing a Yawn)

07/30/2019 Toru 0 Comments bite, close, feeling, important, kill, manner, mouth, suppress, yawn

Akubi wo Kamikorosu あくびを噛み殺す It is not good to yawn when someone is talking about important things. 大事な話しているとき、「あくび」をするのは態度が良くありません。 If you

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Kiki Semaru (鬼気迫る – Serious/Ghastly)

06/27/2019 Toru 0 Comments actor, actress, approach, atmosphere, drama, face, facial expression, feeling, ghastly, movie, ogre, performance, serious, seriousness, whiff

Kiki Semaru 鬼気迫る I sometimes see actors/actresses who have a face described as kiki semaru (鬼気迫る) in movies and dramas.

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Kenage (健気 – Admirable)

06/23/201906/23/2019 Toru 0 Comments admirable, attitude, brave, character, child, different, difficulty, excellent, feeling, solid, strive, woman

Kenage 健気 I like people who have a character described as kenage (健気). 私は「健気」な性格の人が好きです。 Kenage means that someone has a

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Omekashi (おめかし – Dressing up)

06/14/2019 Toru 0 Comments date, do, dress up, event, feeling, lover, makeup, meet, polite, thorough, woman, women

Omekashi おめかし Most women will do omekashi (おめかし) when dating with their lovers or meeting someone they like. 多くの女性は恋人とデートするときや好きな人と会うとき、「おめかし」をします。 O

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

04/09/2019 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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Nagori (なごり – Remnant)

03/29/2019 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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Kan-muryō (感無量 – Deep Emotion)

03/09/2019 Toru 0 Comments deep emotion, emotion, feeling, heart, innumerable, nothing, quantity

Kan-muryō 感無量 Yesterday, I introduced you to the phrase ‘mune ga ippai ni naru‘ (胸が一杯になる), which means that one’s heart

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Hōmu Shikku (ホームシック – Homesickness)

02/16/201902/17/2019 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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