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- Useful Phrase for Daily Conversation: “Muri shinai de” “Don’t overdo it”
- April 1st, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 無理しないで "Muri shinai de" "Don't overdo it" In what kind of situations do you usually hear this phrase? Two immediately come to my mind:1. Staff members often say "Please don't overdo it" or "Please don't overdo it by running for the train" over the microphone when ... » Continue Reading
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- How do you say “I’m dating him/her” in Japanese?
- March 25th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- つきあってます "Tsukiatte masu" "I'm dating him/her" When you want to ask "Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend?", what do you say in Japanese? A natural, idiomatic way to say it would be 「つきあっている人がいますか？」(Tsukiatte iru hito ga imasu ka?)つきあう (tsukiau) is pretty much th ... » Continue Reading
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- How to answer a question:どこが好き？
- March 18th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- どこが好き？ "Doko ga suki?" "What do you like about...?" It has been 3 months since you started going out together, and your cute Japanese girlfriend/boyfriend asks you "Watashi/Boku no doko ga suki? What do you like about me?" "Don'na tokoro ga iino? What are the bes ... » Continue Reading
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- Common Mistakes: How to use “—buri”
- March 11th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- --- buri "for the first time in ---" What phrases are appropriate to use in the following two situations? Please consider it carefully. 1) Yesterday you met a friend from high school for the first time in a long time. The last time you saw her was 20 years ago at ... » Continue Reading
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- How to say “hot guy”, “cool guy”, “good looking guy” in Japanese?
- March 4th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 【Ikemen イケメン】 Men with good looks are called “ikemen.” This is a compound word made from “iketeru (= good looking)” and “men (= male)” as well as “men (= face).” This word is mainly used by young people. It can be used as in “ikemen actor” or “ikemen lawye ... » Continue Reading
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- How do you translate “colorful” into Japanese?
- February 25th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- The Japanese word for "color" is '色' ('iro'). Japanese is full of expressions which use '色('iro')', but in many cases the meaning is significantly different to that of English "color". Take the word '色っぽい' ('iroppoi') for example. This is often used to desc ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Slang: “Bibiru ビビる”
- February 18th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 【Bibiru ビビる】 Meaning: ① to feel nervously afraid or daunted ② also used with the meaning "to be surprised or frightened" Example ①（親しい先輩社員に話すとき） 明日、重要な会議で発表するから、ちょっとビビってます。 ②（友達同士の会話） A：昨日の地震、大きかったよね。 B：うん、ちょっとビビった。 ①（shitashi senpai shain ni hana ... » Continue Reading
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- Common Mistakes: Mochiron! Of course!
- February 11th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Mochiron！ "Of course" You're of course familiar with the word "Mochiron". In which of the following situations is "Mochiron" used correctly? -------------- 1)On the Oscar night Friend: Meryl Streep won her third Academy Award for Best Actress! Me: Mochiron! (O ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Slang: “Imaichi いまいち”
- February 4th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- How to say “not quite” “not very good” “not-so- great” “not good enough” “could be better” in Japanese? →【Imaichi いまいち】 Meaning:"Imaichi" is another word for "imahitotsu (lacking something)", and it expresses a feeling of lack towards a hope (desire), outcome, o ... » Continue Reading
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- Change the flow of the conversation with backchannel cues!
- January 28th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Want to improve your conversation skills? I'm sure anyone who's learning a foreign language would want to. And I think you are trying very hard to stretch your speaking skills. But conversation skills isn't just about speaking. Listening is important too, because yo ... » Continue Reading
