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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Fude ga Tatsu (筆が立つ – Skillful Writer)
Fude ga Tatsu 筆が立つ The Japanese phrase ‘fude ga tasu‘ (筆が立つ) can be used to people who have good writing
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Sihan Seiki (四半世紀 – Quarter-Century)
Sihan Seiki 四半世紀 Today, I found the expression ‘shihan seiki‘ (四半世紀) when reading a novel. 今日、小説を読んでいると「四半世紀」という言葉を見かけました。 ‘Shi‘ (四) means “four,”
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Koibumi (恋文 – Love Letter)
Koibumi 恋文 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese word ‘tegami‘ (手紙), which means a “letter.” 昨日は “letter” を意味する「手紙」という日本語を紹介しました。 Among
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Narau” and “Manabu” (To Learn)
When I read sentences written by people who learn Japanese on Lang-8, I found that “narau” is often confused with
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The Japanese Phrase “Dakara
Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese conjunction “dakara.” 「だから」という日本語 “Dakara” has the meaning of “hence” or “so,” but
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10000 words
Lately, I have learned 40-60 English words everyday using an online learning site of my university. 10000単語 And yesterday, the
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Answer is Easy
Today, I found a little claptrap quiz like following: 今日は、次のような少し下らない問題を見つけました。 “Please rearrange “Airway Saneness” and make a sentence. The answer
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