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Ato no Matsuri (後の祭り – Too Late) Part 2

10/08/2019 Toru 0 Comments Buddhist, deceased, die, festival, funeral, late, service, theory, too late

Ato no Matsuri Part 2 後の祭り Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese phrase ato no matsuri (後の祭り), which means

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Kurushī (苦しい – Painful/Difficult)

08/19/201908/19/2019 Toru 0 Comments confuse, difficult, eye, hard, head, heat, mental, pain, painful, physical, sadness, spin, state, suffering, theory

Kurushī 苦しい Now I am in a state called kurushī (苦しい). 私は今、「苦しい」です。 Kurushī is a term that describes a physically

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Wasshoi (わっしょい)

08/04/2019 Toru 0 Comments call out, carry, event, festival, muscle, peace, piggyback, portable shrine, shrine, summer, theory

Wasshoi わっしょい Summer has come, and festivals began to be held in various places. 本格的な夏が到来し、各地で祭りが催され始めました。 In summer festivals in Japan,

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Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 2

05/09/201905/11/2019 Toru 0 Comments ash, Buddhism, cover up, deceive, founder, lie, offering, ritual, tell a lie, theory, training, wood

Gomakasu Part 2 ごまかす Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the term gomakasu (ごまかす), which means to cover up something or

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Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 1

05/08/201905/11/2019 Toru 0 Comments bake, change the subject, confection, cover up, flour, gloss over, hollow, lie, mix, sesame, sesame confection, sesame seeds, tell a lie, theory

Gomakasu Part 1 ごまかす Part 1 I am not good at doing gomakasu (ごまかす). 私は失敗を「ごまかす」のが苦手です。 Gomakasu means to cover up

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Nehori Hahori (根掘り葉掘り – Thoroughly)

04/23/2019 Toru 0 Comments dig, emphasize, essence, foundation, leaf, leaves, rhythm, root, talk, theory, 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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Ne mo Ha mo nai (根も葉もない – Groundless)

04/22/201904/25/2019 Toru 0 Comments conclusion, foundation, groundless, important, leaf, leaves, nothing, plant, result, root, talk, theory, unfounded

Ne mo Ha mo nai 根も葉もない To describe that a theory or talk has no foundation, you can use the

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Kirifuda (切り札 – Trump)

02/25/2019 Toru 0 Comments card, cut, emergency, last resort, measure, strongest, theory, trump

Kirifuda 切り札 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘denka no houtou‘ (伝家の宝刀), which means a measure of last

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Sharakusai(しゃらくさい)

12/05/2018 Toru 0 Comments chic, incense, insolent, like, push oneself, smell bad, stink, theory, unpopular

Sharakusai しゃらくさい Today, I used the Japanese phrase, ‘sharakusai‘ (しゃらくさい), which is no longer used very much. 私は今日、最近ではあまり使われない「しゃらくさい」という言葉を口にしました。 ‘Sharakusai’ means

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