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En mo Yukari mo Nai (縁もゆかりもない – Complete Stranger)

Oct 09, 2019Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments complete stranger, emphasize, family, friend, negative, phrase, relationship, stranger, thing

En mo Yukari mo Nai 縁もゆかりもない When describing that there is no relationship between things or people, you can say

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Jiji Kokkoku (時々刻々 – Every Moment)

Jul 16, 2019 Toru 0 Comments change, continuously, every moment, four-character idiom, gradually, hour, moment, occur, repetition, thing, time, vary

Jiji Kokkoku 時々刻々 Things vary by jiji kokkoku (時々刻々). 物事は「時々刻々」と変化します。 Ji (時) means “time” or “hour,” koku (刻) means “moment,”

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Oshare (おしゃれ – Smart/Fancy) Part 1

Jun 15, 2019Jun 16, 2019 Toru 0 Comments casual, diligent, dress up, fancy, formal, fun, makeup, man, play, polite, prank, smart, thing, woman

Oshare Part 1 おしゃれ part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term omekashi (おめかし), which means to dress

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Monomi Yusan (物見遊山 – Sightseeing)

May 06, 2019 Toru 0 Comments Buddhist term, four-character idiom, monk, mountain, place, play, see, sightseeing, temple, thing, training, Zen

Monomi Yusan 物見遊山 I would like to do Monomi Yusan (物見遊山) sometimes. たまには「物見遊山」したいものです。 Since mono (物) means “thing,” mi (見)

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Gobu Gobu (五分五分 – Half and Half)

Mar 12, 2019 Toru 0 Comments 100%, 50%, 99%, even, five, half, half and half, person, priority, probability, thing, unit

Gobu Gobu 五分五分 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom ‘kubu kurin‘ (九分九厘), which means that a probability or

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Makuhiki (幕引き – Closing a Curtain)

Feb 15, 2019 Toru 0 Comments close, combination, conference, curtain, draw, end, event, extend, lower, play, role, thing

Makuhiki 幕引き The academic conference in which I am participating is approaching ‘makuhiki‘ (幕引き). 現在参加している学会も、間もなく「幕引き」です。 ‘Makihiki’ means that things or

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Ikken Rakuchaku (一件落着 – Problem Solved)

Feb 14, 2019Feb 17, 2019 Toru 0 Comments case, conference, fall, finish, land, one, presentation, problem, settle, settlement, solve, thing

Ikken Rakuchaku 一件落着 Today, my presentation at an academic conference was finally finished. 今日、学会での発表が終わりました。 To describe such a situation, you

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Yuiitsu Muni (唯一無二 – One and Only)

Feb 02, 2019 Toru 0 Comments combination, four-character idiom, important, one, one and only, only, thing, two, world

Yuiitsu Muni 唯一無二 If you want to express something that is only one thing in the world, you can use

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Taichō/Guai ga Warui (体調/具合が悪い – Feeling Sick)

Dec 26, 2018 Toru 0 Comments bad, body, case, condition, feel sick, fit, people, physical, thing

Taichō/Guai ga Warui 体調/具合が悪い These days, I can say ‘taichō ga warui‘ (体調が悪い) about myself. ここ最近、私は「体調が悪い」です。 ‘Tai‘ (体) means “body”

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