Shaka ni Seppō (釈迦に説法 – Preaching to the Choir)
Shaka ni Seppō 釈迦に説法 I noticed that some presenters used the Japanese phrase shaka ni seppō (釈迦に説法) in an academic
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Nomikomi ga Hayai (飲み込みが早い – Learning Fast)
Nomikomi ga Hayai 飲み込みが早い Yesterday, I heard a compliment phrase, ‘nomikomi ga hayai‘ (飲み込みが早い). 私は昨日、「飲み込みが早い」という褒め言葉を耳にしました。 ‘Nomikomi‘ (飲み込み) means “to swallow
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Monku (文句 – Complaint/Criticism)
Monku 文句 I do not like people who often say ‘monku‘ (文句). 私は「文句」ばかり言う人が好きではありません。 Since ‘mon‘ (文) means “sentence” and ‘ku‘
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Gohounen Kudasai (ご放念ください – Please Disregard Something)
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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Kakā Kā KāKa?
Kakā Kā KāKa? かかーかーかーか？ When reading a book, I found an interesting phrase that uses the dialect in Toyama. 本読をんでいて、富山の方言を使った面白い言葉を見つけました。
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Tsukanukoto (つかぬこと – By the Way)
Tsukanukoto つかぬこと When asking someone for something, especially when it has nothing to do with the topic so far, we
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Isogaba Maware (急がば回れ – More Haste, Less Speed)
Isogaba Maware 急がば回れ Yesterday, a Lang-8 user taught me the English phrase “Haste makes waste.” 私は昨日、Lang-8 のユーザーから “Haste makes waste”
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Medo (目処 – Vision)
Medo 目処 When expressing a goal or a vision of something, we say “medo” (目処) in Japanese. 目指すところや物事の見通しのことを、日本語で「目処（めど）」と言います。 It is
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Happa wo Kakeru (はっぱをかける – Firing Someone up)
If you want to give someone a kick in the back, you may use strong language. はっぱをかける Such an act
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