Upper Beginners
Articles for Upper Beginners of Japanese
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| Body Idioms Part I |
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| 口を割る to spill the beans |
口を割る - to spill the beans; confess; tell all |
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| 口が重い be slow to speak; tongue-tied |
口が重い - to be slow to speak; tongue-tied |
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| Japanese Idiom 足が棒になる My Dogs are Barking |
足が棒になる - to walk one's legs off; have very sore legs; my dogs are barking |
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| Japanese Idiom 朝飯前 child's play; cinch; no sweat; piece of cake |
朝飯前 - child's play; cinch; no sweat; piece of cake |
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| John Chapter 1:1-5 |
 Studying Japanese with the Bible: John Chapter 1:1-5 -- broken down and with audio! Click Here |
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| Japanese Idiom 穴があったら入りたい to be so ashamed, one wishes to crawl in a hole |
穴があったら入りたい - to be so ashamed, one wishes to crawl in a hole |
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| Japanese Idiom あけすけに言う say something frankly; openly; without reserve |
あけすけに言う - say something frankly; openly; without reserve |
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| Japanese Idiom 赤子の手をひねるよう taking candy from a baby |
赤子の手をひねるよう - something very easy; taking candy from a baby |
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| Japanese Idiom 味をしめる Develop a Taste For... |
味をしめる - develop a taste for...; to be encouraged by initial success |
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| Japanese Dialogues: At the Restaurant |
Japanese Dialogues: At the Restaurant. Click Here. |
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| Strong (Iron) Man |
無敵の鉄人ボブは夏の小雨で錆びた。muteki no tetsujin bobu wa, natsu no kosame de sabita. Bob, the invincible Iron Man rusted in a light summer sprinkle. Click for Video and Audio |
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| 顎で人を使う To Use People (in an arrogant way) with One's Chin | 顎で人を使う To Push Someone Around. Click for video. | ||
| 本物 or 偽者？ | 本物 honmono (the real thing) and 偽物 nisemono (a fake) are opposites. But there is a third word: 偽者 nisemono - an imposter. Click here for More... | ||
| Love Words in Japanese | Love words in Japanese--Common ways of expressing one's love and other fun stuff. More... | ||
| Keigo, the Complete Mess | More basic information on Japanese polite and humble language. More... | ||
| あつあつ Lovey-Dovey | |||
| 一目ぼれ Love at First Sight | |||
| Hand Idioms Part II |
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| Body Idioms Part V |
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| Hand Idioms Part I | Two idioms using 手 hands. With Audio | ||
| Body Idioms Part IV |
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| ウサギと亀 The Tortoise and the Hare |
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| Body Idioms Part III |
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| Body Idioms Part II |
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| 一寸法師 The Inch-High Samurai Issunboushi |
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| At a Quiet Lakeside しずかな湖畔の |
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| When I Become a First Grader |
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| Hina Matsuri うれしいひな祭り |
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| Kanji Stroke Order | Basic rules for the stroke order of kanji. |
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