via GIFMAGAZINE One of my favorite manga, is Slam Dank. I used to watch this anime with my brother every week when I was a kid. I picked a scene from the manga and explain the Japanese word. なぜあんなゴツい男が晴子ちゃんの兄貴なんだ！！Why that muscular guy is Haruko’s brother !! こんなに似てない兄妹がいていいものか！！There is no such brother and sister that not similar at all !! まさに目の上のタンコブ！！This is exactly like a thorn … Continue reading Study Japanese with Slam Dank
甘酒; Amazake is my favorite traditional Japanese drink that is made from fermented rice or the lees left over from sake. Amazake has been drunken since at least the 6th century Japan. Although amazake has been around a long time, it became really popular in these recent 10 years because of its abundance of nutrients. At the supermarket, there is a variety of amazake … Continue reading Amazake (Non-Alcohol Sweet Sake)
The ninja were a group of individuals who had special skills and were good at war because of their espionage skills. In other words, ninja were basically the same as modern espionage corps or guerrilla forces. Thus, their bosses or clients of ninja are the people with power at that time, and ninja worked for them. History of Ninja Their history started from around … Continue reading Ninja and Kunoichi
絵島 (E-shima); E island is one of the historical places in Japan. It is known as the first piece of land, Onogoro island, created in the world by the deities 伊邪那岐; IZANAKI and 伊邪那美; IZANAMI, and they married on the land after the creation according to Japanese myth, Kojiki. E-shima was once connected to Awaji island, but then separated over time by sea … Continue reading E-Shima
やばっ やばくない？ These are examples of using different suffixes for the adjective of やばい meaning either very good or bad. やばい; yabai originally means dangerous or a troubling situation, but it started being used broad meanig as slang among the young people in the 1980’s, so now people use やばい more in a bad situation, but also in good situations. So, it means basically OMG, … Continue reading How to Use やばい
Virus ウィルス Lung 肺（はい） Pneumonia 肺炎（はいえん） Isolation 隔離（かくり） Self-isolation, Quarantine, self-quarantine 自主隔離（じしゅかくり） Lock down ロックダウン Social distancing 他人との距離（きょり）を置く、ソーシャルディスタンス Excuse me… You know, the social distancing rules… could you give me some space? すみません。。。ソーシャルディスタンスのルールを守りたいので。。。少し、距離を置いて（間隔をあけて/離れて）もらえませんか？ Let me give you some space. 少し距離を置きますね/少し離れますね/少し間隔をあけますね。 We should give each other a little more space. 少し離れましょう。 Sorry to worry you, but I have asthma and keep coughing. 心配させてごめんなさい、喘息（ぜんそく）持ちで咳（せき）が出るんです。 Sometimes I can’t … Continue reading Useful Japanese to Talk about COVID-19
These are some common phrases/words that you must use at work. 1. おはようございます。Ohayou gozaimasu. Situation: when you get work. Even you get to work in the afternoon or in the evening, you would say おはようございます as a greeting when you arrive at work. This is mostly within the company, and you don’t really say it to your client unless it’s in the morning. … Continue reading 7 Most Important Japanese Words at Work
In Japan, a hamburger-steak or ハンバーグ hambagu, is more popular than a hamburger. It is basically the hamburger pate, but the ingredient in it is a bit different. First of all, the grounded meat is not 100% beef, but it is usually mixed with grounded pork. With 50% grounded beef and 50% grounded pork, chopped onions, eggs, and panko, which is bread crumbs, are in it. This … Continue reading Japanese Hamburger Steaks
(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵) Let’s study 5 often used Japanese phrases. Today we’re gonna explain the phrases starting from た、ち 、つ、て、and と!!! (=´∀｀)人(´∀｀=) ♡o。+..:*♡o。+..:*♡o。+..:* た・・・たちの悪い～ （たち の わるい）Bad quality たち（質）＝ quality/attitude/personality 悪い＝bad たちの悪い～ bad quality of ~ (noun) Ex. たちの悪い冗談 Bad joke. Ex. たちの悪い友達 Bad friend. ち・・・力を合わせる （ちから を あわせる） Work all together as a team/combine forces ちから＝ power 合わせる＝get together 力を合わせて put all hands together 力をあわせれば～できるIt can … Continue reading Useful and Practical Japanese Phrases Starting from た、ち 、つ、て、と (・ω・)
【次回はシーズン3 ほんとにほんとの最終回】介護士夫婦がゲスト!過酷な現場の「光」と「陰」を明らかにしてくれます #ねほりんぱほりん pic.twitter.com/ATgQe7CALL — NHK ねほりんぱほりん (@nhk_nehorin) March 20, 2019 ストレス過多（すとれす かた） Overstressed ストレス＝stress 過多＝too much/over/excess Ex. ストレス過多で仕事を辞めた。（すとれす かた で しごと を やめた）I quit a job because of too much stress. Ex. ストレス過多で調子が悪い。（すとれす かた で ちょうし が わるい）I don’t feel well because of too much stress. 我慢の限界（がまん の げんかい） can’t stand it anymore/reached the limit of my endurance (patience) 我慢＝endurance 限界＝limit Ex. あなたのだらしなさには、我慢の限界だよ！（あなた の … Continue reading Learning Japanese from Twitter
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