Neshōgatsu(寝正月 – Staying at Home during the New Year’s Holiday)
Neshōgatsu 寝正月 Happy New Year. あけましておめでとうございます。 This year I have done ‘neshōgatsu‘ (寝正月). 今年は「寝正月」をしました。 ‘Ne‘ (寝) means “sleep” and ‘shōgatsu‘
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sleep
Uto Uto and Utsura Utsura (「うとうと」「うつらうつら」 – Drowsy)
Uto Uto and Utsura Utsura 「うとうと」と「うつらうつら」 Yesterday, I introduced you to the term ‘inemuri‘ (居眠り), which means to fall asleep
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Inemuri (居眠り – Snooze/Doze)
Inemuri 居眠り Today, I did ‘inemuri‘ (居眠り) for just a few minutes. 私は今日、ほんの数分程「居眠り」をしてしまいました。 Inemuri means to fall asleep unwillingly when
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Oyasumi (おやすみ – Good Night)
Oyasumi おやすみ The most common phrase used when you go to bed in Japan is ‘oyasumi‘ (おやすみ). 日本の就寝時の挨拶でもっとも一般的なのは「おやすみ」です。 If you
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Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘
Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘ 本当の狸寝入り Previously, I introduced you to the term ‘tanuki neiri‘ (狸寝入り – literally “raccoon dog sleep”), which
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Kahō wa Nete Mate (果報は寝て待て – Everything Comes to Those who Wait)
Kahō wa Nete Mate 果報は寝て待て A Japanese TV show conducted an interesting survey related to Japanese proverbs. 日本のあるテレビ番組で、ことわざに関する興味深い調査が行われました。 The targets
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Lack of Sleep
Lack of Sleep 寝不足 These days I have trouble getting to sleep. 最近、あまり寝付きが良くありません。 I think the reason is that I
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