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Selected Posts

Here is a list of my suggested posts to dive into:

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

  • What イチロー (Ichiro Suzuki) Means To Us Japanese People

  • 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

  • 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’

  • ザギンでシースー: Japanese “Reverse” Slang From 1980s

  • 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

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Featured POSTS

  • 40++ Ways to Say “Many” in Japanese to Sound Like a Native Speaker
  • What イチロー (Ichiro Suzuki) Means To Us Japanese People
  • Why “The moon is beautiful” Could Mean “I love You” in Japanese
  • 猫も杓子も: Japanese Idiom ‘Cats and Rice Spatulas’
  • 高校デビュー (koukou debyu): Japanese Slang ‘High School Debut'

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