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Odd Japanese Expression 3(日本語のおかしな表現)

人一倍 I found a strange Japanese phrase again. It is "人一倍" which can use in the same meaning as a phrase "一生懸命". F...
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Oct 31, 2011 15:47
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Odd Japanese Expression 2(日本語のおかしな表現)

This is a continuation of a previous entry. I'll tell you some other examples. ヘソが茶を沸かす。 In this case, 茶 means "hot wat...
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Oct 26, 2011 11:06
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Japanese Proverb 五十歩百歩

TV broadcasting system in Japan was changed analog to digital. So we weren't able to use an analog TV. There are two analog TV in m...
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Oct 24, 2011 17:24
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Set Phrase Including "eat"

I found these interesting sentences in my dictionary. Have you ever used them? Or are they old-fashioned? [1] I could eat a horse....
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Oct 20, 2011 13:40
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Japanese Odd Expression 1 (日本語のおかしな表現)

Although we can say the same thing among all languages, there are many strange expressions in Japanese too, if I think it deeply. Today...
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Oct 19, 2011 15:30
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The Teacup(茶碗)

What do you think of this kanji "茶碗"? "茶" means "tea". "椀" corresponds to "cup". So,...
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Oct 18, 2011 12:37
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Do you know Pareto's principle(パレートの法則)?

Do you know Pareto's principle? It is hard to say simply. That is, "20 percent of organization's members make 80 percent...
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Oct 14, 2011 13:08
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What do you think about the word "無洗米"?

Recently, I often see this 無洗米 in the supermarket. I feel it doesn't fit in my mind. I think that you notice it is a kind of the ri...
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Oct 13, 2011 11:06
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Health and Sport Day(体育の日:taiiku no hi)

Yesterday was the health and sport day(体育の日), which is a national holiday in Japan. It was established to commemorate Tokyo Olympics whi...
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Oct 11, 2011 12:01
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The peach and the chestnut are three years, the persimmon is eight years(桃栗三年、柿八年)

桃栗三年、柿八年(ももくりさんねん、かきはちねん) This is a Japanese proverb which is known commonly. The meaning is, The peach and the chestnut fruit in thr...
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Oct 7, 2011 10:19
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The Chicken(ニワトリ)

Do you like to eat egg? The low-priced eggs that we buy at the supermarket are manufactured in the henhouse which is like a factory. Hu...
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Oct 5, 2011 15:11
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If there is a fly in your soup(もしスープにハエが入っていたら)

I found a very funny topic recently. Today, I'll tell you about it. The title is "How do you do, if there is a fly in your s...
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Oct 4, 2011 16:17
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The experiment on the possibility whether the time machine could be or not.

タイムマシンが可能かどうかの実験 I wrote about the time machine in my last entry. This time I think I'll write about the experiment that we can t...
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Oct 3, 2011 15:58