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Word of the Day: Oshii 26 Aug 2013 | 06:25 am
Today's word is "oshii (regrettable; disappointing; precious; wasteful; too good for)". * Oshii hito o nakushita mono da. 惜しい人をなくしたものだ。 --- His death is a great loss. * Kimi ni ageru no nara oshikun...
Proverb of the Day: Tokoro kawareba shina kawaru 24 Aug 2013 | 06:16 am
This week's proverb is "Tokoro kawareba shina kawaru (所変われば品変わる)". It means "Different places, different customs" or "Each country has its own customs." The conditional "~ba" form of is a conjunction,...
Word of the Day: Enryo 22 Aug 2013 | 07:13 am
Today's word is "enryo (reserve; deference; hesitation; forethought; foresight)". It is written with a combination of two kanji characters "en" and "ryo". * Kare wa mattaku enryo ga nai. 彼は全く遠慮がない。 -...
Word of the Day: Uttori 15 Aug 2013 | 07:04 pm
Today's word is "uttori (absentmindedly; vacantly; absorbedly)", which is written in hiragana. * Fuukei no amari no utsukushisa ni uttorishita. 風景のあまりの美しさにうっとりした。 --- I was enchanted by the extremely...
Proverb of the Day: Yakeishi ni mizu 14 Aug 2013 | 05:36 am
This week's proverb is "Yakeishi ni mizu (焼け石に水)". It literally means "pouring water on a hot stone" and refers to something bound to fail due to inadequate effort. The similar English expression is "...
Word of the Day: Ichiou 13 Aug 2013 | 05:11 am
Today's word is "ichiou (once; tentatively; for the time being; in outline)". It is written with a combination of two kanji characters "ichi" and "ou". * Kanojo no shuchou wa ichiou ... Read Full Po...
Word of the Day: Aseru 31 Jul 2013 | 06:38 am
Today's word is "aseru (be in a hurry; be impatient; be too eager)". * Sono youna ketsuron ni shita nowa anata no aserisugi datta. そのような結論にしたのはあなたの焦り過ぎだった。 --- You were too hasty in coming to that co...
Proverb of the Day: Nigashita sakana wa ookii 31 Jul 2013 | 06:24 am
This week's proverb is "Nigashita sakana wa ookii (逃がした魚は大きい)". The similar English expression is "Every fish that escapes, appears greater than it is." Click these links to learn more about fish prov...
Word of the Day: Rippa 30 Jul 2013 | 05:08 am
Today's word is "yousu (good; excellent; fine; splendid; noble)". It is written with a combination of the kanji characters "ritsu" and "pa". * Kare wa jitsuni rippana jinbutsu da to watashi ... Read...
Proverb of the Day: Nodomoto sugireba atsusa wasureru 30 Jul 2013 | 04:55 am
This week's proverb is "Nodomoto sugireba atsusa wasureru (のどもと過ぎれば熱さ忘れる)". It can be translated as "The danger past and God forgotten". The conditional "~ba" form of is a conjunction, which indicates...
