Oyabaka Kobaka (親馬鹿子馬鹿 – A Doting Parent and Spoiled Child)
Oyabaka Kobaka 親馬鹿子馬鹿 When a parent loves his/her child so much that he/her is unaware of the child’s foolish behavior,
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The Names of the Fingers
The Names of the Fingers 指の名前 Today, I would like to introduce the common names of yubi (指 – meaning
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Oyakodon (親子丼)
Oyakodon 親子丼 I ate oyakodon (親子丼) yesterday. 私は昨日、親子丼を食べました。 Oya (親) means “parent,” ko (子) means “child,” and don (丼) means
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Kaeru no Ko wa Kaeru (蛙の子は蛙 – Like Father, Like Son)
Kaeru no Ko wa Kaeru 蛙の子は蛙 Yesterday, I talked about an idiom related to a parent tiger and its cub.
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Oyaji (親父 – Father)
Oyaji 親父 In the yesterday’s post, you can find the Japanese word “oyazi” (親父), which means “father.” 昨日の投稿の中で、「父親」を意味する「親父」という日本語が出てきました。 In Japan,
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