|
難攻不落の要塞 Impregnable Fortress |
難攻不落の要塞
impregnable fortress
|
|
|
証拠隠滅 Destruction of Evidence |
証拠隠滅
destruction of evidence
|
|
|
言語道断 Something so Bad, There are no Words |
|
言語道断
Something so Bad, There are no Words
|
|
|
寒中水泳 Swimming in the Middle of Winter |
寒中水泳
swimming in the middle of winter; a midwinter swim
|
|
|
駆け落ち Elope, Elopement |
|
|
根負け Beat & Worn Out |
|
|
断っておくけど Let me Hasten to Mention... |
断っておくけど
let me hasten to mention...
|
|
|
思いがけない Unexpected |
|
|
寝癖 "Morning Hair" that is, hair that sticks up due to sleeping |
寝癖
morning hair that is, hair that sticks up due to sleeping
|
|
|
口を滑らせる Slip of the Tongue (mouth) |
口を滑らせる
slip of the tongue (mouth)
|
|
|
Golden Week |
 |
|
- 2 MP3s (regular speed and a slow version)
- 5 page PDF with text, text with furigana, glossary, translation explanation and some comprehension questions.
- Free!
|
|
|
Koinobori |
 |
|
- 2 MP3s (regular speed and a slow version)
- 5 page PDF with text, text with furigana, glossary, translation explanation and some comprehension questions.
- Free!
|
|
|
万年床 Unmade Bedding |
|
|
接着剤 Super Glue |
|
|
夢遊病 Sleepwalking |
|
|
食い逃げ Eat & Leave Without Paying, to Bilk |
食い逃げ
eat & leave without paying, to bilk
|
|
|
毒見役 Taste Tester |
毒見役
taster (of food or drink) for poison
|
|
|
果たし状 letter of challenge (to fight) |
果たし状
letter of challenge (to fight)
|
|
|
接吻 Kiss |
|
|
馬が合わない Not get along |
|
|
猫ばば take something someone left as your own |
猫ばば
take something someone left as your own; pocket (to swip something regardless of whose it is)
|
|
|
天然ボケ Naturally Air Headed |
天然ボケ
Naturally Air Headed
|
|
|
Volume 5: The Great いらず Collection |
Today we will look at a few set or idiomatic phrases using いらず don't need. |
|
Volume 4: Kanji Form Categories |
六書: What is it? Today we will look at how etymology of kanji are categorized. That is, there are 6 ways the ancient Chinese used to explain how each kanji is put together. |
|
Volume 3: Letters to Kotoba Zamurai's Little Brother |
The Defender of what is right, the corrector of already correct
Japanese, That's right, it's "Letters to Kotoba Zamurai's little brother"
time! |
|
Volume 2: Useless Questions for Today |
In This Day and Age, Totally Useless Questions
Here are a few questions that once stirred the heart of every Japanese, but
today are no longer in debate... |
|
The Kotoba Zamurai Archives |
"Kotoba zamurai" articles are written to be "a non-systematic approach to
learning unusual, but useful words." While these not-so-serious articles
are written with the upper-beginner to intermediate in mind, even beginners
should be able to get something out of them. If not, I may have wasted 15 minutes
of your life... I will leave it up to you to take the chance. |
|
幕末 - Words About the End of the Edo Period |
幕末 - End of the Edo Period Vocabulary |
|
Long, Useless Words |
Long strings of kanji better expressed in katakana |
|
和製漢字 Kanji, made in Japan |
Exploring a few 和製漢字, Kanji that were Created in Japan. |
Click to sign up
