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The Reason Why Cats’ Backs Are Rounded

Apr 06, 2021Jun 02, 2021 Toru 0 Comments absorb, back, bend, bone, cat, flexibly, human, impact, joint, landing, rounded, spring, stretch

The Reason Why Cats’ Backs Are Rounded 猫が猫背の理由 In my post yesterday, I introduced the term nekoze (猫背 – literally

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Nekoze (猫背 – Rounded Back)

Apr 05, 2021Jun 02, 2021 Toru 0 Comments back, cat, curved, headache, human, hunched posture, indigestion, protruded, rounded back, symptom, tiredness

Nekoze 猫背 Many Japanese people have nekoze (猫背). 日本人は「猫背」である人が多いです。 Nekoze is a posture in which ones back is curved, and

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Ningen-waza (人間業 – Human Work)

Mar 31, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments beyond, god, godlike, human, human power, human work, work

Ningen-waza 人間業 Some words are always used in negative sentences. 言葉の中には、否定を伴って使われることが前提のものがあります。 Ningen-waza (人間業) is one of them. 「人間業」もその一つです。 Since ningen

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Jinkō Chinō (人工知能 – Artificial Intelligence)

Jul 25, 2019 Toru 0 Comments ability, academic conference, AI, artificial, artificial intelligence, boom, human, intelligence, knowledge, man-made, people

Jinkō Chinō 人工知能 Jinkō chinō (人工知能) is one of the major themes of the academic conference I am participating in.

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Haiboku (敗北 – Losing)

Jun 05, 2019 Toru 0 Comments defeat, electio, human, lose, North, people, run away, turn around

Haiboku 敗北 Losing or running away after the defeat is called haiboku (敗北) in Japanese. 戦いに負けることや、負けて逃げることを日本語で「敗北」と言います。 Hai (敗) means “losing,”

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Yubiori (指折り – One of the Best)

Apr 10, 2019 Toru 0 Comments bend, best, count, finger, fold, human, human beings, one of the best, pianist

Yubiori 指折り Human beings sometimes bend their fingers one by one when counting something. 人間は何かの数を数えるとき、手の指を順番に折り曲げていくことがあります。 To count something by bending

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Yō wo Tasu (用を足す – Go to the Bathroom)

Mar 15, 2019Mar 16, 2019 Toru 0 Comments add, bathroom, errand, flower, human, hunting, necessary, pheasant, pick up, toilet

Yō wo Tasu 用を足す I used the expression ‘yō wo tasu‘ (用を足す) in my yesterday’s post. 私は昨日の投稿の中で、「用を足す」という表現を使いました。 ‘Yō‘ (用) means

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