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The Meaning of 河豚

Jun 06, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments cry, dolphin, freshwater, menacing voice, obscure pufferfish, pig, pufferfish, river, sea, swollen, Yangtze River, Yellow River

The Meaning of 河豚 「河豚」の意味 In my post yesterday, I introduced the word iruka (イルカ/海豚), which means “dolphin.” 昨日は、”dolphin” を意味する「海豚(イルカ)」を紹介しました。

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Kawa (皮/革 – Skin/Leather)

Jun 01, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments animal, food, homonym, leather, plant, river, skin, tanning

Kawa 皮/革 The English words “skin” and “leather” are both referred to as kawa (かわ) in Japanese. 英語の “skin” と

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Typhoon No. 19

Oct 13, 2019Oct 14, 2019 Toru 0 Comments break, carry out, Category five, damage, flood, Hagibis, hurricane, recovery effort, rescue, river, typhoon

Typhoon No. 19 台風19号 A super large typhoon, Typhoon No. 19, hit Japan from October 12th to 13th. 10月12日から13日にかけて、超大型の台風19号が日本を直撃しました。 The

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Nōryō (納涼 – Enjoying Cool in Summer) Part 2

Aug 30, 2019Aug 29, 2019 Toru 0 Comments August, breeze, cold, comfortable, cool, drink, eat, enjoy, event, festival, firework, goose bumps, idea, July, river, summer

Nōryō 納涼 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the term nōryō (納涼), which means to feel cool and spend the hot

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Family Trip 2019

May 02, 2019 Toru 0 Comments amusement park, barbecue, cruiser, dinner, Enakyō, family trip, hot spring, hotel, inn, kimono, mountain, nature, river, sheep, sheep shearing, table tennis, travel, yukata

Family Trip 2019 家族旅行2019 We are now in Enakyō (恵那峡 – “Ena Gorge”) on a family trip. 私は今、家族旅行で恵那峡に来ています。 First, we

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Butsubutsu Gawa (ぶつぶつ川)

Oct 29, 2018Oct 29, 2018 Toru 0 Comments length, longest, raw, river, shortest, Wakayama

Butsubutsu Gawa ぶつぶつ川 Japan has a law called ‘Kasen-hou’ (河川法 – literally “River Raw”), which designates important rivers in our

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