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small things in japan, overthought in english.
日常の小さなことを、英語で話してます
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my family told me to go easy on the sugar.
go easy on = 〜を控えめにする / (人に)手加減する
dama (ダマ) = lumps
two tablespoons: too much or fine?
#esl #englishlearner #japaneselife

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told my host family's friends' kid i eat lice every day. he went to tell his mom.
rice と lice = LとRの聞き分けは今でもむずかしい
has this happened to you?
#esl #englishlearner #studyabroad

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"behind the register" meant behind the register.
would you have walked in? yes or no?
#japaneselife #restaurant #overthinking

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my laptop checks my face every morning.
is it just me?
#japaneselife #workfromhome #overthinking

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pocky day was yesterday. the handle is still my favourite.
chocolate part or the end?
#pocky #japanesesnacks #japaneselife

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a very hot day is boiling. so is a very angry person.
boiling = (英・豪の口語)めちゃくちゃ暑い / 煮えくり返るほど怒っている
higasa (日傘) = sun umbrella
higasa or sunscreen?
#esl #australia #japaneselife

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sounds like japanese: strait
strait = 海峡 / in dire straits = 苦境、絶体絶命
sutorēto (ストレート) = straight
milk tea or straight?
#soundslikejapanese #tasmania #cradlemountain

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i use my waiting time very well. for getting tired.
is it just me?
#japaneselife #dailylife #overthinking

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the chicken felt a little raw. i asked it. no answer.
has this happened to you?
#japaneselife #dailylife #chicken

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i have a three-step plan for winter. step three is harry.
keep ~ at bay = 〜を寄せつけない、食い止める
shiba inu (柴犬) = a japanese dog breed
heater or hug?
#esl #englishlearner #shibainu

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i don't have beef with anyone. not even beef.
have beef with someone = 〜と揉めている(口語)
nikujaga (肉じゃが) = japanese meat and potato stew
beef or pork?
#nikujaga #esl #japaneselife

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sounds like japanese: let loose
let loose = 羽目を外す / 解き放つ
rūzu (ルーズ) = careless, bad with time
friday night: out or in?
#soundslikejapanese #esl #japaneselife

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my hands are ready for a fall that never comes.
pockets or gloves?
#winter #japaneselife #overthinking

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sounds like japanese: reckon
reckon = 〜だと思う(オーストラリアでよく聞く)
renkon (レンコン) = lotus root
have you ever said "i reckon"? yes or no?
#soundslikejapanese #esl #japaneselife

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no foam to hide behind.
a lot or a little?
#toothpaste #japaneselife #overthinking

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うちの猫においでって何回言っても来ないから come here って言ったら来たから、英語の方が得意なのかも

I said to my cat “come here” in Japanese so many times but she didn’t come. So I said it to her in English and she came right away. Maybe her English is better than her Japanese.

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it said pull here. it didn't say what happens next.
has this happened to you?
#mirin #japanesekitchen #japaneselife

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英語、結構話せるようになったと思ってますが、今でもLとRやBやVは意識して発音したり聴かないとって思えて身構えちゃいます😅

I think my English has gotten good enough for me to say I’m fluent but I still tense up a bit when I say words with L, R and B, V in them

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sounds like japanese: lap
do a lap = 一周する、ぐるっと回る
rappu (ラップ) = cling wrap / lap
one dish at a time, or laps?
#soundslikejapanese #esl #japaneselife

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sounds like japanese: ombre
ombre = グラデーション(髪・ネイルなど)
onbu (おんぶ) = piggyback
ombre or pudding?
#soundslikejapanese #esl #japaneselife