Gobu Gobu (五分五分 – Half and Half)
Gobu Gobu 五分五分 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom ‘kubu kurin‘ (九分九厘), which means that a probability or
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Mukuchi (無口 – Having Few Words)
Mukuchi 無口 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese ‘oshaberi‘ (おしゃべり), which means to talk a lot about something. 昨日は、口数多く話すことを意味する「おしゃべり」という言葉を紹介しました。
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kuwasemono (食わせもの)
Kuwasemono 食わせもの Two days ago, I introduced the term ‘kuwasu‘ (食わす) in my post. 一昨日の記事の中で、「食わす」という表現を紹介しました。 In addition, I explained that
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Shiru Hito zo Shiru (知る人ぞ知る)
Shiru Hito zo Shiru 知る人ぞ知る Today I will introduce you to the Japanese expression ‘shiru hito zo shiru‘ (知る人ぞ知る). 今日は「知る人ぞ知る」という表現を紹介します。
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Hikagemono (日陰者 – An Inconspicuous Person)
Hikagemono 日陰者 I introduced you to the words ‘hoshikage‘ (星影 – starlight) and ‘tsukikage‘ (月影 – moonlight) yesterday. 昨日は「星影」と「月影」という言葉を紹介しました。 You
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Second Person Pronouns
Second Person Pronouns 二人称代名詞 It may be very difficult for Japanese learners to treat Japanese second person pronouns. 日本語を学ぶ外国人にとって、二人称代名詞の扱いはとても難しいかもしれません。 Second
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Tawakemono (たわけ者 – Fool)
Tawakemono たわけ者 Unfortunately, there are many たわけ者 (tawakemono) in the world. 残念なことに、世の中には多くの「たわけ者」が存在します。 “Tawakemono” is a word that refers to a
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人 (Hito – Person)
Today I’d like to talk about the Kanji: 人 (hito), which means “person” or “human.” 人 In the famous Japanese
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Kusawake (草分け – Pioneer)
Kusawake 草分け A person who did something for the first time is called 創始者 (soushisha). 何かを初めてする人のことを「創始者」と言います。 創 (sou) means “creation,”
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