Han-don (半ドン – Half-holiday)
Han-don 半ドン The Japanese term han-don (半ドン) describes a day when classes or business ends before noon and the rest
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Gobu Gobu (五分五分 – Half and Half)
Gobu Gobu 五分五分 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom ‘kubu kurin‘ (九分九厘), which means that a probability or
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Sihan Seiki (四半世紀 – Quarter-Century)
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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