work – Learning English and Japanese

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

Monpe もんぺ A pair of work pants having a shape of hakama (袴 – somewhat like baggy pants that were

Rachi ga Akanai 埒があかない These days, my works are increasing, and there is no end in sight. 最近、仕事がどんどん増え、作業を進めてもなかなか終わりが見えてきません。 Things do

Ne wo Ageru 音を上げる I am about to do an action called ‘ne wo ageru‘ (音を上げる) in Japanese. 私は今、音を上げそうです。 Ne

Muda 無駄 I worked more than three days in a row, without returning home. 私はここ3日間以上、家に帰らず仕事をしていました。 And today, when I came