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Tehepero (てへぺろ)

05/07/201905/07/2019 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)

03/31/2019 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)

11/17/2018 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)

11/13/201811/13/2018 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)

10/18/2018 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)

07/19/2018 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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Hayatochiri (早とちり – Jumping to Conclusions)

05/25/201805/30/2018 Toru 0 Comments early, fail, mistake, noodle, quick

Hayatochiri 早とちり Yesterday, I did an act called hayatochiri (早とちり) in Japanese. 昨日私は「早とちり」と呼ばれる行動をしました。 Hayatochiri means to make a mistake or

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Hema (へま – Mistake/Lubber)

05/14/201805/30/2018 Toru 0 Comments failure, lubber, mistake, stupid

Hema へま Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese word poka (ぽか), which means a careless mistake. 昨日は、「不注意から生じた失敗」を意味する日本語「ぽか」を紹介しました。 Today I

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Poka (ぽか – A Careless Mistake)

05/13/201805/30/2018 Toru 0 Comments careless, failure, mistake, shogi

Poka ぽか Previously, I introduced you to the onomatopoeia poka poka (ぽかぽか), which represents comfortable warmth that you feel. 以前私は、心地よい暖かさを表す擬態語「ぽかぽか」を紹介しました。

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