Harebutai (晴れ舞台 – Big Moment)
Harebutai 晴れ舞台 In most cases, everyone will have several harebutai (晴れ舞台) in his/her life. 誰にでも大抵、人生に何度か「晴れ舞台」があります。 Hare (晴れ) usually means “sunny,”
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Shōnenba (正念場 – A Crucial Phase)
Shōnenba 正念場 In the meeting of my university several days ago, the word ‘shōnenba‘ (正念場) was used to the university
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Ōzume (大詰め – The Final Stage)
Ōzume 大詰め My research is about to reach a stage called ‘ōzume‘ (大詰め). 私の研究は今、「大詰め」と呼ばれる段階に来ています。 ‘Ōzume’ means the final stage or
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Suppin (Unpainted Face)
Yesterday I talked about the Japanese word “beppin,” which means a beautiful woman. すっぴん Today I’m going to talk about
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Kuromaku (A Black Curtain)
Kuromaku 黒幕 Today I will talk about the Japanese word “kuromaku”. 今日は「黒幕」という日本語を紹介します。 The literal meaning is “a black curtain”, and
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