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Nijū Gosai (二汁五菜 – Two Soups and Five Dishes)

Jul 16, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments ceremonial occasion, dish, formal, guest, main dish, meal, menu, samurai world, side dish, soup, traditional meal

Nijū Gosai 二汁五菜 In yesterday’ post, I Introduced ichijū sansai (一汁三菜), which is the traditional Japanese meal. 昨日は「一汁三菜」という日本の伝統的な献立を紹介しました。 On the

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Kaeru and Kawazu (「かえる」と「かわず」 – Frog)

May 20, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments cute, daily life, elegant, formal, frog, poem, reading, sophisticated word, sound, spoken language

Kaeru and Kawazu 「かえる」と「かわず」 蛙, which means “frog,” can be read in two ways: kaeru (かえる) and kawazu (かわず/かわづ). “Frog”

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Ichiban Saisho/Ichiban Saigo (一番最初/一番最後 – First/Last)

Aug 13, 2019Aug 17, 2019 Toru 0 Comments conversation, daily conversation, document, edge, final, first, formal, last, most, point, redundant

Ichiban Saisho/Ichiban Saigo 一番最初/一番最後 I often hear and say the phrases, ichiban saisho (一番最初) and ichiban saigo (一番最後) in daily

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Oshare (おしゃれ – Smart/Fancy) Part 1

Jun 15, 2019Jun 16, 2019 Toru 0 Comments casual, diligent, dress up, fancy, formal, fun, makeup, man, play, polite, prank, smart, thing, woman

Oshare Part 1 おしゃれ part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term omekashi (おめかし), which means to dress

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Mushimegane (虫眼鏡 – Magnifying Glass/Loupe)

Apr 28, 2019Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments formal, glasses, insect, loupe, magnification, magnifying glass, mirror

Mushimegane 虫眼鏡 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term megane (眼鏡), which means “glasses.” 昨日は “glasses” を意味する「眼鏡」という日本語を紹介しました。 By adding

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Sihan Seiki (四半世紀 – Quarter-Century)

Feb 10, 2019 Toru 0 Comments century, emphasize, formal, four, half, novel, quarter-century, sentence, wording

Sihan Seiki 四半世紀 Today, I found the expression ‘shihan seiki‘ (四半世紀) when reading a novel. 今日、小説を読んでいると「四半世紀」という言葉を見かけました。 ‘Shi‘ (四) means “four,”

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