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Sunday, October 28, 2012

uchiwa (うちわ): hand fan (rounded)

Plastic fan like the ones they use at Shin-Sen-Gumi to fan the charcoal

Sensu: fan that opens up

Senpuku: electric fan

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keisatsu (けいさつ): police

The po-po in nihongo.

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

koibito (こいびと): new lovers

Michael and Karise are new lovers

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

bochi-bochi (ぼちぼち): so-so (Kansai dialect)

bochi bochi (L-L-H-L). This means essentially "so-so": getting better little by little or not getting any worse.

From Kansai Dialect page on Wikipedia
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yoi no kuchi (よいのくち): the time right after the sun has set

Evening, or more precisely, the time right after the sun has set.
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kangaeru (かんがえる): to think, to consider


  1. to think, to have the idea
  2. to think about, to consider
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Monday, October 1, 2012

te + fukuro (てぶくろ): hand + bag = gloves

te: hand
fukuro: sack, pouch, bag
tebukuro: gloves
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