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- 寿司ならできる? I can make sushi?
- September 9th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Sushi is the Japanese person’s soul food, and at the same time, you could say it is the most famous Japanese cuisine worldwide. Maybe it was that sushi itself had features favored by people around the world, such as the simple form of raw fish on top of rice, an easy- ... » Continue Reading
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- Katakana Japanese: What is “Arasaa アラサー” ?
- September 2nd, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- "Arasaa" is an abbreviated term for "around thirty", referring to people around thirty years old. Similarly, "Arafour" refers to those near their 40s, and "Arafif" refers to those near their 50s. This term was originally invented as an essential term for marketing. ... » Continue Reading
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- Common Mistakes: the third person pronouns kare (彼, He) and kanojo (彼女, She)
- August 19th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Last time we talked about how the second person pronoun anata (あなた) is rarely used in Japanese. http://injapan.gaijinpot.com/live/learning-japanese/2013/08/12/common-mistakes-you-あなた-anata/This time we will talk about the third person pronouns kare (彼, He) and kanojo ... » Continue Reading
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- Common Mistakes: You = あなた (anata)???
- August 12th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- A sentence in English always requires a subject, but that's not the case with Japanese. In particular, personal pronouns such as “I, you, he, she” are often omitted.The following example uses neither “I” nor “You”.（道でばったり近所の人に会う）Ａ：こんにちは、暑いですね。お出かけですか。Ｂ：ええ、ちょっとそこま ... » Continue Reading
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- Common Mistakes: Mimashou???
- August 5th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- How to translate "We will see" ? "We will see" is an English idiom and it is incorrect to translate it into Japanese as "見ましょう" (mimashou.) The English "see" does not always necessarily correspond with the Japanese "見る" (miru.) For example...1) Are you seeing her ... » Continue Reading
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- Must-Know Japanese Phrase: Yoroshiku onegai shimasu
- July 22nd, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- What is "yoroshiku onegai shimasu"? One day, a Japanese friend of mine with a seven year-old child asked me the following: "I wanted to say 'Yoroshiku onegai shimasu for my daughter' to her English conversation teacher, what should I have said in English?" Wha ... » Continue Reading
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- Words for oneself ― boku, ore, watashi
- July 8th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 【BOKU, ORE, WATASHI】 In Japan, there are many words for talking about oneself.For men in particular, in addition to watashi, there are boku, ore etc. A person will use the above three words differently depending on who they are speaking with. Commonly used in publi ... » Continue Reading
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- How to say “serious ” “seriously” in Japanese?
- July 1st, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 【Gachi(de) ガチ（で）】 “Gachi” is a short form of “gachinko.” The etymology of “gachinko” is said to be the sound (“gatsun”) of two sumo wrestlers clashing violently on the arena. Originally, it meant a “serious match” and “heated battle.” “Gachi” recently replaced ... » Continue Reading
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- How to say “mama’s boy” in Japanese?
- June 24th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 【Mazakon マザコン】 “Mazakon” is a Japanese word constructed from English which is short for “mother complex.” In addition to meaning “inferiority complex,” “complex” also signifies “dependency” and “attachment.” In other words, “mother complex” means that a person has ... » Continue Reading
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- How would you say “emotional” in Japanese?
- June 17th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 【Emoi エモい】 I think that everyone who's studied Japanese has had the experience of encountering dictionary translations that sometimes can't be used in actual speech. Could "emotional" be one of them?In my own experience teaching Japanese, I'd always found trans ... » Continue Reading
