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Bon Misu (凡ミス – Careless Mistake)

Apr 02, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments careless, careless mistake, common, delete, mistake, ordinary, stupid

Bon Misu 凡ミス I made a bon misu (凡ミス) of deleting my post today. 私は今日、自分の記事を消すというミスを犯しました。 Since bon (凡) means “ordinary”

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Shikō Sakugo (試行錯誤 – Trial and Error)

Aug 10, 2019Aug 11, 2019 Toru 0 Comments error, four-character idiom, mistake, problem, solve, trial, trial and error, try

Shikō Sakugo 試行錯誤 I like a kind of methods for solving problems, shikō sakugo (試行錯誤). 私は、問題解決の基本的な手法である「試行錯誤」が好きです。 Shikō (試行) means “to

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Shiodoki (潮時 – Time/Chance)

Jun 24, 2019 Toru 0 Comments chance, finish, fisherman, fishermen, high tide, indicator, leave, low tide, mistake, moment, negative, quit, start, tide, time

Shiodoki 潮時 Everything has its shiodoki (潮時). あらゆる物事には「潮時」があります。 Shio (潮) means “tide” abd doki/toki (時) means “time,” so the literal

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Tehepero (てへぺろ)

May 07, 2019May 07, 2019 Toru 0 Comments adorable, bashfulness, embarrass, embarrassment, forgive, get shy, hide, laugh, mistake, stick, stick out, tongue, voice actor, young people

Tehepero てへぺろ Have you ever tried to hide your embarrassment when you made a mistake? 失敗をしてしまったときや恥ずかしいとき、ごまかしたいと思ったことはありますか? In such a case,

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Shisshō (失笑 – Bursting into Laughter)

Mar 31, 2019 Toru 0 Comments believe, burst, burst into laughter, funny, incorrect, laugh, laughter, lose, mistake, misunderstand, wrong

Shisshō 失笑 Have you ever burst into laughter because something was so funny? 何かがおかしくて、こらえきれず笑ってしまったことはありますか? Such a laugh is referred to

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Gohounen Kudasai (ご放念ください – Please Disregard Something)

Nov 17, 2018 Toru 0 Comments apologize, care, disregard, e-mail, forget, let go, mind, mistake, phrase, please

Gohounen Kudasai ご放念ください Several days ago, I used the phrase ‘gohounen kudasai‘ (ご放念下さい) when writing an e-mail. 私は先日、メールで「ご放念ください」という表現を使いました。 ‘Go‘ (ご)

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Machigai-Nai (間違いない – Doubtless)

Nov 13, 2018Nov 13, 2018 Toru 0 Comments adjective, dish, doubt, doubtless, error, mistake, product, taste

Machigainai 間違いない Today, I saw an advertisement saying that ‘Machigai-nai *** desu’ (間違いない○○です) in my university. 今日、「間違いない○○です」と書かれた広告を見かけました。 ‘Machigai’ (間違い) means

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Doji(どじ – Stupid/Idiot)

Oct 18, 2018 Toru 0 Comments dull, idiot, mistake, panic, slow, stupid, vague

Doji どじ I am probably a person called ‘doji‘ (どじ). 恐らく私は「どじ」です。 Doji means a stupid mistake or a person who

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Ukkari (うっかり – Carelessly)

Jul 19, 2018 Toru 0 Comments careless, carelessly, carelessness, distracted, distraction, float, mistake

Ukkari うっかり Several days ago, I ‘ukkari‘ (うっかり) made a mistake. 私は先日、「うっかり」ミスをしてしまいました。 ‘Ukkari‘ is a Japanese adverb that represents that

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