Kokon Tōzai Gēmu (古今東西ゲーム)
Kokon Tōzai Gēmu 古今東西ゲーム Yesterday, I introduced the four-character idiom kokon tōzai (古今東西), which means “all times and places.” 昨日は、ありとあらゆる時間と場所を意味する「古今東西」という四字熟語を紹介しました。
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How to Read 2019
How to Read 2019 2019年の読み方 This year is 2019 A.D. 今は、西暦2019年です。 In Japan, the most common reading of 9 is
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Nehori Hahori (根掘り葉掘り – Thoroughly)
Nehori Hahori 根掘り葉掘り Yesterday, I introduced the term ‘ne mo ha mo nai‘ (根も葉もない), which means that a theory/talk has
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Tonton Byōshi (とんとん拍子 – Swimmingly)
Tonton Byōshi とんとん拍子 I often use the Japanese term “tonton byōshi” (とんとん拍子), when things go as I want them to.
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Mecha-kucha
Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “mucha-kucha”. むちゃくちゃ The “mucha” in “mucha-kucha” means that “something is unreasonable,” or
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