Midori no Kurokami (緑の黒髪 – Raven-Black Hair)
Midori no Kurokami 緑の黒髪 A woman’s beautiful, lustrous black hair can sometimes be described as midori no kurokami (緑の黒髪). 女性の黒くつやのある美しい髪のことを、「緑の黒髪」と表現することがあります。
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
nuance
Nani wo ka Iwan ya (何をか言わんや – Having Nothing to Say)
Nani wo ka Iwan ya 何をか言わんや When you are discouraged about something and have nothing to say, you can use
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Egokoro (絵心 – Artistic Taste)
Egokoro 絵心 The hobby or knowledge of drawing, the sensitivity to understand art, or the desire to draw pictures is
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Amai Kao (甘い顔 – Pretty/Handsome Face) Part 1
Amai Kao Part 1 甘い顔 Part 1 When watching an American TV drama yesterday, I found that the line “pretty
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Kiyō Binbō (器用貧乏 – Jack of All Trades and Master of None)
Kiyō Binbō 器用貧乏 There is the word kiyō (器用), which means “dexterity.” “Dexterity” を意味する「器用」という言葉があります。 In addition, there is the word
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Hana ga Takai (Long Nose)
Today, I will talk about the Japanese idiom “hana ga takai,” whose literal meaning is “long nose”. 鼻が高い Of course,
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Seisaku and Seisaku
Today, I’d like to talk about the difference between confusing Japanese words, “製作 (seisaku)” and “制作 (seisaku.)” 製作と制作 The readings
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Omou” and “Kangaeru” (Think)
Today, I will talk about the Japanese verbs “omou” and “kangaeru.” 「思う」と「考える」 Both of them can be translated into “think”
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Boring things (Tsumaranai mono)
Boring things つまらないもの There is a Japanese traditional expression “tsumaranai mono desuga (which means something like ‘this is a boring
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