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• 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 Japanese Outdated Funny Slang Words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+