Kuchi ga Omoi (口が重い – Having Few Words)
Kuchi ga Omoi 口が重い In my post yesterday, I introduced the idiom kuchi ga karui (口が軽い), which describes people who
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Kuchi ga Karui (口が軽い – Having a Big Mouth)
Kuchi ga Karui 口が軽い People who have a big mouth can be described as kuchi ga karui (口が軽い) in Japanese.
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Interesting Riddles Part 2
Interesting Riddles Part 2 面白いなぞなぞ Part 2 Today I will give you two famous/interesting Japanese nazonazo (なぞなぞ – “Riddle”). 今日は、二つのなぞなぞを出します。
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Hoshikage (星影)
Hoshikage 星影 What comes to your mind when you hear ‘hoshikage‘ (星影)? 「星影」と聞いて何を思い浮かべますか？ Hoshi (星) means ‘star‘ and kage (影)
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Tsume ni Hi wo Tomosu (爪に火をともす – Penny Pincher)
Tsume ni Hi wo Tomosu 爪に火をともす Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese proverb related to tsume (爪 – nail/claw),
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Shinkiro (蜃気楼 – Mirage)
Shinkiro 蜃気楼 When there is a density difference in the atmosphere, light could be significantly refracted. In such a case,
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Kisaku (気さく – Frank)
Kisaku 気さく We express people who have frank or companionable character using the Japanese term 気さく (kisaku). さっぱりしていて、物事にこだわらない性格の人のことを、「気さく」と表現することがあります。 “Kisaku” comes
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Japanese Prefer a Bright Light
Thoughts and preferences seem to be different between countries. 日本人は明るいのが好き Japanese tend to prefer a refreshing white light rather than
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High Quality Sleep
Sleep is very valuable for human beings. 質の良い睡眠 It can heal fatigues of your body and brain, enhance immunity, and
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