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    • Column
    • Ambiguity in Japanese: How and Why We Omit Words, Phrases and Clauses in Japanese
    • 奈良 (Nara): A Beautiful, Traditional and “Deerest” City in Japan
    • Why “The moon is beautiful” Could Mean “I love You” in Japanese
    • Success Journey of Ichiro Suzuki with 4367 Hits in MLB and NPB
    • How to Memorise Japanese Kanji Efficiently with Radicals
    • “Read the Air and Hold Back”: Japanese Words Mirroring Japanese Mindset
    • Idiom
    • 三日坊主 (mikka bouzu) ‘Three-Day Monk’ in Japanese Idiom
    • 高嶺の花 (takane no hana): Girls like a Beautiful Flower at the Top of a Mountain
    • サバを読む (saba wo yomu): “Read Mackerels” in Japanese Idiom
    • はしごを外す (hashigo wo hazusu): Idiom Meaning Unexpected “Betrayal”
    • 猫をかぶる (neko wo kaburu): Japanese Idiom ‘Wear a Cat’
    • Slang
    • 11 Bizarre Japanese Slang Words Untranslatable Into English Words
    • Keep them Alive! Japanese Outdated Funny Slang Words
    • 雰囲気イケメン (fuinki ikemen): ‘Handsome-Vibe Men’ in Japanese Slang
    • 黒歴史 (kuro rekishi): ‘Humiliating Memories in the Past’ in Japanese Slang
    • 高校デビュー (koukou debyū): Japanese Slang ‘High School Debut’
    • 自粛警察 (jishuku keisatsu): Japan’s “Self-Restraint Police” Explained
    • Words/Idioms by Theme
    • “り” means “I got it” – 30 Enigmatic Abbreviations in Japanese
    • Yes, There’s a Word for It – 20 Japanese Expressions with Specific Meaning
    • 12 Japanese Words Rooted in 茶 (cha) and Japanese Tea Cultures
    • 8 Funny Japanese Idioms Related to ‘Cats’ (猫, neko)
    • 20 Japanese Words, Idioms and Onomatopoeia Related to Rain (雨, ame)
    • 9 Essential Words in Kansai-ben with Detailed Usage Examples
    • 11 Japanese Idioms and Metaphors about Baseball (野球, Yakyū)
    • Grammar
    • Differences Between Location Particles に (ni) and で (de) in Japanese
    • Essential Grammar in Kansai Dialect (関西弁, Kansaiben)
    • 日本語記事 (for Japanese people)
    • 頭に情景やイメージが浮かぶ面白い英語イディオム、比喩表現一覧
    • 直訳出来ない不思議な英語イディオム集
    • ManyやMuch以外で「沢山」や「多い」を表す英語表現40++
    • チャットやSNSでよく使われる便利な英語の略語, IMO
    • 外国語由来のカッコいい上級英単語一覧
    • “Easy-Peasy”, “Okey Dokey”: 韻を踏むお茶目な英語表現30+

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Column

  • Ambiguity in Japanese: How and Why We Omit Words, Phrases and Clauses in Japanese

  • 奈良 (Nara): A Beautiful, Traditional and “Deerest” City in Japan

  • Why “The moon is beautiful” Could Mean “I love You” in Japanese

  • Success Journey of Ichiro Suzuki with 4367 Hits in MLB and NPB

  • How to Memorise Japanese Kanji Efficiently with Radicals

  • “Read the Air and Hold Back”: Japanese Words Mirroring Japanese Mindset

Idiom

  • 三日坊主 (mikka bouzu) ‘Three-Day Monk’ in Japanese Idiom

  • 高嶺の花 (takane no hana): Girls like a Beautiful Flower at the Top of a Mountain

  • サバを読む (saba wo yomu): “Read Mackerels” in Japanese Idiom

  • はしごを外す (hashigo wo hazusu): Idiom Meaning Unexpected “Betrayal”

  • 猫をかぶる (neko wo kaburu): Japanese Idiom ‘Wear a Cat’

Slang

  • 11 Bizarre Japanese Slang Words Untranslatable Into English Words

  • Keep them Alive! Japanese Outdated Funny Slang Words

  • 雰囲気イケメン (fuinki ikemen): ‘Handsome-Vibe Men’ in Japanese Slang

  • 黒歴史 (kuro rekishi): ‘Humiliating Memories in the Past’ in Japanese Slang

  • 高校デビュー (koukou debyū): Japanese Slang ‘High School Debut’

  • 自粛警察 (jishuku keisatsu): Japan’s “Self-Restraint Police” Explained

Words/Idioms by Theme

  • “り” means “I got it” – 30 Enigmatic Abbreviations in Japanese

  • Yes, There’s a Word for It – 20 Japanese Expressions with Specific Meaning

  • 12 Japanese Words Rooted in 茶 (cha) and Japanese Tea Cultures

  • 8 Funny Japanese Idioms Related to ‘Cats’ (猫, neko)

  • 20 Japanese Words, Idioms and Onomatopoeia Related to Rain (雨, ame)

  • 9 Essential Words in Kansai-ben with Detailed Usage Examples

  • 11 Japanese Idioms and Metaphors about Baseball (野球, Yakyū)

Grammar

  • Differences Between Location Particles に (ni) and で (de) in Japanese

  • Essential Grammar in Kansai Dialect (関西弁, Kansaiben)

日本語記事 (for Japanese people)

  • 頭に情景やイメージが浮かぶ面白い英語イディオム、比喩表現一覧

  • 直訳出来ない不思議な英語イディオム集

  • ManyやMuch以外で「沢山」や「多い」を表す英語表現40++

  • チャットやSNSでよく使われる便利な英語の略語, IMO

  • 外国語由来のカッコいい上級英単語一覧

  • “Easy-Peasy”, “Okey Dokey”: 韻を踏むお茶目な英語表現30+

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