{"id":463,"date":"2014-09-02T15:39:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T06:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tokyobound.com\/blog\/?p=463"},"modified":"2016-05-10T22:34:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T13:34:46","slug":"japanese-in-15-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokyobound.com\/blog\/?p=463","title":{"rendered":"Japanese In 15 Seconds"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Kazami<\/a>

Kazami Ranki (\u98a8\u898b\u862d\u559c), Osada Steve (\u9577\u7530\u30b9\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u30d6), Naka Akira (\u5948\u52a0\u3042\u304d\u3089), Nawashi Kanna (\u7e04\u5e2b\u795e\u51ea)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Suffice to say that the Japanese language is holding in store plenty of \u201ctricky\u201d occasions and pitfalls. The following examples have been cherry picked from Osada Steve’s private word collection and vetted by the staff of \u201cJapanese In 15 Seconds\u201d.<\/p>\n

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chi<\/strong> <\/span>(\u5730<\/span>, earth) as in tenchi<\/span>nage (\u5929\u5730<\/span>\u6295\u3052, lit. heaven-and-earth throw; aikido term), but ji<\/span>shin (\u5730<\/span>\u9707, earthquake), ji<\/span>goku (\u5730<\/span>\u7344, hell), ji<\/span>zamurai (\u5730<\/span>\u4f8d, rural samurai) or iji<\/span>waruna (\u610f\u5730<\/span>\u60aa\u306a, mean-spirited)<\/p>\n

chuu<\/strong><\/span>toro<\/strong> (\u4e2d<\/span>\u30c8\u30ed, medium fatty tuna in sushi; also spelled \u3061\u3085\u3046<\/span>\u3068\u308d), but sekaijuu<\/span> (\u4e16\u754c\u4e2d<\/span>, worldwide)<\/p>\n

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Fujisan<\/span><\/strong> (\u5bcc\u58eb\u5c71<\/span>, Mt Fuji), but kazan<\/span> (\u706b\u5c71<\/span>, volcano; lit. fire mountain)<\/p>\n

fukuro<\/strong><\/span> (\u888b<\/span>, bag), but tebukuro<\/span> (\u624b\u888b<\/span>, gloves) or Ikebukuro<\/span> (\u6c60\u888b<\/span>, home of the Osada-ryu Honbu Dojo<\/span><\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

fune<\/strong><\/span> (\u8239<\/span>, ship), but hakobune<\/span> (\u7bb1\u8239<\/span>, ark, pontoon) or watashibune<\/span> (\u6e21\u3057\u8239<\/span>, ferryboat)<\/p>\n

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ha<\/strong><\/span> (\u6b6f<\/span>, teeth), but ireba<\/span> (\u5165\u308c\u6b6f<\/span>, denture)<\/p>\n

hachi<\/strong><\/span> (\u8702<\/span>, bee), but kumanbachi<\/span> (\u718a\u8702<\/span>, bumble bee)<\/p>\n

hai<\/span><\/strong> (\u676f<\/span>, chalice), but ippai<\/span> (\u4e00\u676f<\/span>, one cup)<\/p>\n

hanashi<\/strong><\/span> (\u8a71<\/span>, talk), but uwasabanashi<\/span> (\u5642\u8a71<\/span>, gossip) or mukashibanashi<\/span> (\u6614\u8a71<\/span>, old story) or kobanashi<\/span> (\u5c0f\u8a71<\/span>, footnote)<\/p>\n

Haneda<\/span><\/strong> (\u7fbd\u7530<\/span>), but Narita<\/span> (\u6210\u7530<\/span>) \u2013 Tokyo\u2019s two main airports<\/p>\n

hakama<\/strong><\/span> (\u88b4<\/span>), but umanoribakama<\/span> (\u99ac\u4e57\u308a\u88b4<\/span>, horsemen hakama)<\/p>\n

haku<\/span> <\/strong>(\u6cca<\/span>, night), but ippaku<\/span> ( \u4e00\u6cca<\/span>, overnight stay)<\/p>\n

harai<\/strong><\/span> (\u6255\u3044<\/span>, pay), but maebarai<\/span> (\u524d\u6255\u3044<\/span>, prepayment)<\/p>\n

harakiri<\/span><\/strong> (\u8179\u5207\u308a<\/span>, ritual suicide by disembowelment), but sengiri<\/span> (\u5343\u5207\u308a<\/span>, slicing vegetables)<\/p>\n

hari<\/strong><\/span> (\u91dd<\/span>, needle), but chuushabari<\/span> (\u6ce8\u5c04\u91dd<\/span>, injection needle)<\/p>\n

hasami<\/strong><\/span> (\u306f\u3055\u307f<\/span>, scissors), but sentaku basami<\/span> (\u6d17\u6fef\u3070\u3055\u307f<\/span>, clothes pins)<\/p>\n

hashi<\/strong><\/span> (\u7bb8<\/span>, chopsticks), but waribashi<\/span> (\u5272\u7bb8<\/span>, disposable chopsticks)<\/p>\n

hashi<\/strong><\/span> (\u6a4b<\/span>, bridge), but Shinbashi<\/span> (\u65b0\u6a4b<\/span>, district in Tokyo)<\/p>\n

hashira<\/span><\/strong> (\u67f1<\/span>, pillar), but yokobashira<\/span> (\u6a2a\u67f1<\/span>, horizontal column)<\/p>\n

he<\/strong>ya<\/strong><\/span> (\u90e8\u5c4b<\/span>, room), but nozokibeya<\/span> (\u8997\u304d\u90e8\u5c4b<\/span>, Japanese-style peep show with hand jobs available at extra charge)<\/p>\n

hiki<\/span><\/strong> (\u5f15\u304d<\/span>, pull), but waribiki<\/span> (\u5272\u5f15<\/span>, discount)<\/p>\n

Hiroshima<\/span><\/strong> (\u5e83\u5cf6<\/span>), but kojima<\/span> (\u5c0f\u5cf6<\/span>, small island)<\/p>\n

hito<\/strong><\/span> (\u4eba<\/span>, person), but koibito<\/span> (\u604b\u4eba<\/span>, lover) or tsukibito<\/span> (\u4ed8\u304d\u4eba<\/span>, attendant)<\/p>\n

hi<\/strong><\/span> (\u65e5<\/span>, day), but kiny\u014d<\/span>bi<\/span> (\u91d1\u66dc\u65e5<\/span>, Friday) or rakubi<\/span> (\u697d\u65e5<\/span>, last day of an event) or tanj\u014dbi<\/span> (\u8a95\u751f\u65e5<\/span>, birthday), but seinen gappi<\/span> (\u751f\u5e74\u6708\u65e5<\/span>, date of birth)<\/p>\n

hishi<\/strong><\/span> (\u83f1<\/span>, diamond), but nijubishi<\/span> (\u4e8c\u91cd\u83f1<\/span>, hojojutsu term to mean either having a diamond\/hishi pattern in the front as well as in the back or having two hishi in the front or in the back) or Mitsubishi<\/span> (\u4e09\u83f1<\/span>, the industrial giant; lit. three diamonds)<\/p>\n

hon<\/strong><\/span> (\u672c<\/span>, book), but sanbon<\/span> (\u4e09\u672c<\/span>, three round-shaped objects like bottles, trees, pencils, etc.) or roppon<\/span> (\u516d\u672c<\/span>, six round-shaped objects like bottles, trees, pencils, etc.)<\/p>\n

hone<\/strong><\/span> (\u9aa8<\/span>, bone), but koshibone<\/span> (\u8170\u9aa8<\/span>, hipbone) or sebone<\/span> (\u80cc\u9aa8<\/span>, spine)<\/p>\n

hori<\/strong><\/span> (\u5800<\/span>, moat), but uchibori<\/span> (\u5185\u5800<\/span>, inner moat) or sotobori<\/span> (\u5916\u5800<\/span>, outer moat)<\/p>\n

hoshi<\/span> <\/strong>(\u661f<\/span>, star), but kinboshi<\/span> (\u91d1\u661f<\/span>, lit. gold star) a notation in sumo when a maegashira-ranked wrestler is victorious against a yokozuna, consequently having his salary topped by JPY 240,000\/year for the rest of his professional career<\/p>\n

hy\u014d<\/span><\/strong> (\u8868<\/span>, table), but nenpy\u014d<\/span> (\u5e74\u8868<\/span>, chronology)<\/p>\n

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kachi<\/strong><\/span> (\u52dd\u3061<\/span>, winning), but hayaimono gachi<\/span> (\u65e9\u3044\u8005\u52dd\u3061<\/span>, first come, first served)<\/p>\n

kae<\/span>su<\/strong> (\u8fd4<\/span>\u3059, return, put something back), but uragae<\/span>shi (\u88cf\u8fd4<\/span>\u3057, inside out, upside down) or kotegae<\/span>shi (\u5c0f\u624b\u8fd4\u3057, an Aikido technique)<\/p>\n

kai<\/span>mono<\/strong> (\u8cb7<\/span>\u7269, shopping), but yasumonogai<\/span> (\u5b89\u7269\u8cb7<\/span>\u3044, buying cheap)\u00a0\u2013 if you wish to impress your significant other with your personal take on frugality you may quote the proverb yasumonogai no zeni ushinai (\u5b89\u7269\u8cb7\u3044\u306e\u92ad\u5931\u3044, penny-wise and pound-foolish)<\/p>\n

kai<\/span>sha<\/strong> (\u4f1a<\/span>\u793e, company), but oyagai<\/span>sha (\u89aa\u4f1a<\/span>\u793e, parent company) or kogai<\/span>sha (\u5b50\u4f1a<\/span>\u793e, subsidiary)<\/p>\n

kaisu<\/span><\/strong> (\u8fd4\u3059<\/span>, return), but uragaisu<\/span> (\u88cf\u8fd4\u3059<\/span>, turn over)<\/p>\n

kami<\/strong><\/span> (\u795e<\/span>, deity), but mamorigami<\/span> (\u5b88\u308a\u795e<\/span>, guardian angel)<\/p>\n

kami<\/strong><\/span> (\u7d19<\/span>, paper), but origami<\/span> (\u6298\u308a\u7d19<\/span>, the traditional Japanese art of paper folding) or kabegami<\/span> (\u58c1\u7d19<\/span>, wallpaper)<\/p>\n

kao<\/span><\/strong> (\u9854<\/span>, face), but nakigao<\/span> (\u6ce3\u304d\u9854<\/span>, crying face)<\/p>\n

katakana<\/span><\/strong> (\u7247\u4eee\u540d<\/span>, \u30ab\u30bf\u30ab\u30ca), but hiragana<\/span> (\u5e73\u4eee\u540d<\/span>, \u3072\u3089\u304c\u306a) or furigana<\/span> (\u632f\u308a\u4eee\u540d<\/span>, \u3075\u308a\u304c\u306a, kana superscript pronunciation guide)<\/p>\n

kata<\/span>meru<\/strong> (\u56fa<\/span>\u3081\u308b, solidify, bring together), but hijigata<\/span>me (\u8098\u56fa<\/span>\u3081, bringing the elbows together\u00a0\u2013 within the shibari context accomplishing this feat by using rope, usually with the arms in the back)<\/p>\n

kasa<\/strong><\/span> (\u5098<\/span>, umbrella), but higasa<\/span> (\u65e5\u5098<\/span>, parasol)<\/p>\n

kashira<\/strong><\/span> (\u982d<\/span>, head) but nawagashira<\/span> (\u7e04\u982d<\/span>, the \u201chead\u201d\/bight of the folded rope in shibari) or maegashira<\/span> (\u524d\u982d<\/span>, fifth-highest sumo rank)<\/p>\n

kawa<\/strong><\/span> (\u5ddd<\/span>, river), but Sumida-gawa<\/span> (\u58a8\u7530\u5ddd<\/span>, Sumida River)<\/p>\n

ke<\/strong><\/span> (\u6bdb<\/span>, hair), but matsuge<\/span> (\u307e\u3064\u6bdb<\/span>, eyelash) or jige<\/span> (\u81ea\u6bdb, own hair\u00a0\u2013 as opposed to a wig)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

kintama<\/span><\/strong> (\u91d1\u7389<\/span>, testicles, lit. golden eggs), but kusudama<\/span> (\u304f\u3059\u7389<\/span>, decorative banner dropped from the ceiling)<\/p>\n

kokoro<\/strong><\/span> (\u5fc3<\/span>, heart), but otoko gokoro<\/span> (\u7537\u5fc3<\/span>, masculine heart) or asobi gokoro<\/span> (\u904a\u3073\u5fc3<\/span>, a playful state of mind)<\/p>\n

koku<\/strong><\/span> (\u77f3<\/span>, 180 liters of rice grain, equal to what one person would consume per year. Method of payment\/retainer from a daimy\u014d (feudal lord) to his main subjects in the Edo period), but hyakumangoku<\/span> (\u767e\u4e07\u77f3<\/span>, one million koku)<\/p>\n

koku<\/strong><\/span>sai<\/strong> (\u56fd<\/span>\u969b, international), but ch\u016bgoku<\/span> (\u4e2d\u56fd<\/span>, China)<\/p>\n

koto<\/strong><\/span> (\u4e8b<\/span>, thing, matter), but shigoto<\/span> (\u4ed5\u4e8b<\/span>, work) or himegoto<\/span> (\u79d8\u3081\u4e8b<\/span>, secret matter)<\/p>\n

kozeni<\/span><\/strong> (\u5c0f\u92ad<\/span>, coins, small change), but rokumonsen<\/span> (\u516d\u6587\u92ad<\/span>, \u201csix coins\u201d for the ferryman that takes you to the Netherworld \u2013 aka an effective kinbaku maneuver called ind\u014d o watasu (\u5f15\u5c0e\u3092\u6e21\u3059) taught to higher-level Osada-ryu disciples<\/p>\n

kuro <\/strong><\/span>(\u9ed2<\/span>, black), but Meguro<\/span> (\u76ee\u9ed2<\/span>, district in Tokyo)<\/p>\n

kuruma<\/strong><\/span> (\u8eca<\/span>, car), but kazaguruma<\/span> (\u98a8\u8eca<\/span>, pinwheel)<\/p>\n

kuchi<\/strong><\/span> (\u53e3<\/span>, mouth), but iriguchi<\/span> (\u5165\u53e3<\/span>, entrance) or deguchi<\/span> (\u51fa\u53e3<\/span>, exit)<\/p>\n

kusuri<\/strong><\/span> (\u85ac<\/span>, medicine), but nurigusuri<\/span> (\u5857\u308a\u85ac<\/span>, medical cream)<\/p>\n

kutsu<\/strong><\/span> (\u9774<\/span>, shoes), but nagagutsu<\/span> (\u9577\u9774<\/span>, boots)<\/p>\n

kutsuwa<\/strong><\/span> (\u8f61<\/span>, bridle), but sarugutsuwa<\/span> (\u733f\u8f61<\/span>, gag)<\/p>\n

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nifun<\/span><\/strong> (\u4e8c\u5206<\/span>, two minutes), but sanpun<\/span> (\u4e09\u5206<\/span>, three minutes)<\/p>\n

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ofuro<\/span><\/strong> (\u304a\u98a8\u5442<\/span>, hot bath at home), but rotenburo<\/span> (\u9732\u5929\u98a8\u5442<\/span>, hot spring bath under open sky)<\/p>\n

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sake<\/strong><\/span> (\u9152<\/span>), but wakamezake<\/span> (\u308f\u304b\u3081\u9152<\/span>, drinking sake from between the legs of a woman; her pubic hair resembling wakame (\u308f\u304b\u3081, seaweed) floating in the sea) or fukazake<\/span> (\u6df1\u9152<\/span>, heavy drinking) or mukaezake<\/span> (\u8fce\u3048\u9152, another drink in the morning) or nezake<\/span> (\u5bdd\u9152<\/span>, nightcap)<\/p>\n

samurai<\/strong><\/span> (\u4f8d<\/span>), but jizamurai<\/span> (\u5730\u4f8d<\/span>, rural samurai)<\/p>\n

sara<\/strong><\/span> (\u76bf<\/span>, dish), but haizara<\/span> (\u7070\u76bf<\/span>, ashtray)<\/p>\n

seki<\/strong><\/span> (\u95a2<\/span>, gate), but \u014dzeki<\/span> (\u5927\u95a2<\/span>, second-highest rank in sumo)<\/p>\n

seme<\/strong><\/span> (\u8cac\u3081<\/span>, torture), but harizeme<\/span> (\u91dd\u8cac\u3081<\/span>, needle play)<\/p>\n

shaku<\/strong><\/span> (\u5c3a<\/span>, approximately one foot or 30.03 cm to be exact), but kujirajaku<\/span> (\u9be8\u5c3a<\/span>, a measure made of whale bone) or kanejaku<\/span> (\u66f2\u5c3a<\/span>, carpenter’s square)<\/p>\n

Shinjuku<\/span><\/strong> (\u65b0\u5bbf<\/span>, district in Tokyo), but mushuku<\/span> (\u7121\u5bbf<\/span>, homeless)<\/p>\n

shiri<\/strong><\/span> (\u5c3b<\/span>, ass), but nawajiri<\/span> (\u7e04\u5c3b<\/span>, the knotted ends of the rope in shibari)<\/p>\n

shi<\/strong>ru<\/strong><\/span> (\u6c41<\/span>, juice), but manjiru<\/span> (\u307e\u3093\u6c41<\/span>, pussy juice)<\/p>\n

su<\/strong>shi<\/strong><\/span><\/span> (\u5bff\u53f8<\/span><\/span>), but nigirizushi<\/span><\/span> (\u63e1\u308a\u5bff\u53f8<\/span><\/span>, hand-formed sushi) or kaitenzushi<\/span><\/span> (\u56de\u8ee2\u5bff\u53f8<\/span><\/span>, conveyor-belt sushi)<\/p>\n

suwa<\/span>ru<\/strong> (\u5ea7<\/span>\u308b, sit), but agurazuwa<\/span>ri (\u80e1\u5ea7\u5ea7<\/span>\u308a, sitting cross-legged)<\/p>\n

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tai<\/strong><\/span>setsu<\/strong> (\u5927<\/span>\u5207, precious), but dai<\/span>j\u014dbu (\u5927<\/span>\u4e08\u592b, all right)<\/p>\n

taka<\/span>i<\/strong> (\u9ad8<\/span>\u3044, high or expensive), but kokudaka<\/span> (\u77f3\u9ad8<\/span>, system for determining land value for taxation purposes in Edo-period Japan and expressing this value in koku of rice)<\/p>\n

tama<\/span>go<\/strong> (\u7389<\/span>\u5b50, egg), but medama<\/span> (\u76ee\u7389<\/span>, eyeball) or medama<\/span>yaki (\u76ee\u7389\u713c\u304d, fried egg sunny side up)<\/p>\n

tamashii<\/strong><\/span> (\u9b42<\/span>, soul, spirit), but Yamato damashii<\/span> (\u5927\u548c\u9b42<\/span>, Japanese spirit)<\/p>\n

tana<\/strong><\/span> (\u68da<\/span>, shelf), but hondana<\/span> (\u672c\u68da<\/span>, bookshelf), todana<\/span> (\u6238\u68da<\/span>, cupboard), or kamidana<\/span> (\u795e\u68da<\/span>, household altar)<\/p>\n

tani<\/strong><\/span> (\u8c37<\/span>, valley), but uguisudani<\/span> (\u9daf\u8c37<\/span>, valley of bush warblers) \u2013 alert readers will notice that the kanji \u8c37 can also be found in Shibuya (\u6e0b<\/span>\u8c37, district in Tokyo) or in the family name of Tani<\/span> Naomi (\u8c37\u30ca\u30aa\u30df)<\/span><\/span>, supreme SM actress of Nikkatsu fame<\/p>\n

tawara<\/strong><\/span> (\u4ff5<\/span>, bag), but komedawara<\/span> (\u7c73\u4ff5<\/span>, rice bag)<\/p>\n

te<\/strong><\/span> (\u624b<\/span>, hand), but kumade<\/span> (\u718a\u624b<\/span>, lit. bear paw, bamboo rake)<\/p>\n

te<\/strong>pp\u014d<\/strong><\/span> (\u9244\u7832<\/span>, firearm), but mizudepp\u014d<\/span> (\u6c34\u9244\u7832<\/span>, water gun)<\/p>\n

tera<\/span><\/strong> (\u5bfa<\/span>, temple), but yamadera<\/span> (\u5c71\u5bfa<\/span>, mountain temple)<\/p>\n

to<\/span>guchi<\/strong> (\u6238<\/span>\u53e3, doorway), but kugurido<\/span> \u2013 (\u6f5c\u308a\u6238<\/span>, side door\/gate) or hikido<\/span> (\u5f15\u304d\u6238<\/span>, sliding door)<\/p>\n

to<\/span>kei<\/strong> (\u6642<\/span>\u8a08, clock), but udedo<\/span>kei (\u8155\u6642<\/span>\u8a08, wrist watch), or kabedo<\/span>kei (\u58c1\u6642<\/span>\u8a08, wall clock), or okido<\/span>kei (\u7f6e\u304d\u6642<\/span>\u8a08, desk clock), or hido<\/span>kei (\u65e5\u6642<\/span>\u8a08, sundial) or sunado<\/span>kei (\u7802\u6642<\/span>\u8a08, hourglass)<\/p>\n

tome<\/strong><\/span>nawa<\/strong> (\u6b62\u3081<\/span>\u7e04, stop rope), but nodome<\/span> (\u306e\u6b62\u3081<\/span>, friction stop in the shape of the hiragana character \u201cno\u201d)<\/p>\n

tori<\/strong><\/span> (\u9ce5<\/span>, bird), but mukudori<\/span> (\u690b\u9ce5<\/span>, man-on-top 69; literally a grey starling, but figuratively a bumpkin or gullible person). To establish some nihongo dirty talk cred try gyaku mukudor<\/span>i (\u9006\u690b\u9ce5<\/span>, reverse 69, woman-on-top). Or, for a more neutral expression try shikkusu nain (\u3057\u3063\u304f\u3059\u306a\u3044\u3093, 69; who\u2019s on top not specified)<\/p>\n

t\u014d<\/span>ri<\/strong> (\u901a<\/span>\u308a, street), but itsumod\u014d<\/span>ri (\u3044\u3064\u3082\u901a<\/span>\u308a, as usual), or Meijid\u014d<\/span>ri (\u660e\u6cbb\u901a<\/span>\u308a\b, Meijid\u014d<\/span>ri Avenue\u00a0\u2013 on which the Osada-ryu HQ<\/span><\/strong><\/a> are located)<\/p>\n

toshi<\/strong><\/span> (\u5e74<\/span>, year), but umadoshi<\/span> (\u5348\u5e74<\/span>, year of the horse) \u2013 when it comes to the zodiac the more common kanji for horse \u99ac is being replaced by \u5348<\/p>\n

tsuku<\/span>ru<\/strong> (\u4f5c<\/span>\u308b, make), but monozuku<\/span>ri (\u3082\u306e\u4f5c<\/span>\u308a, making things)<\/p>\n

tsuma<\/strong><\/span> (\u59bb<\/span>, wife), but hitozuma<\/span> (\u4eba\u59bb<\/span>, married woman) or wakazuma<\/span> (\u82e5\u59bb<\/span>, young housewife)<\/p>\n

tsuna<\/strong><\/span> (\u7db1<\/span>, special ceremonial rope weighing about 15kg) to be worn by a yokozuna<\/span> (\u6a2a\u7db1<\/span>, the highest rank in sumo, lit. horizontal rope)<\/p>\n

tsuri<\/strong><\/span> (\u540a\u308a<\/span>, suspension), but yokozuri (\u6a2a\u540a\u308a<\/span>, sideway suspension)<\/p>\n

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Be a good student, send in your own example words now.<\/p>\n

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  Suffice to say that the Japanese language is holding in store plenty of \u201ctricky\u201d occasions and pitfalls. The following examples have been cherry picked from Osada Steve’s private word collection and vetted by the staff of \u201cJapanese In 15 Seconds\u201d.   chi (\u5730, earth) as in tenchinage (\u5929\u5730\u6295\u3052, lit. heaven-and-earth throw; aikido term), but<\/p>\n

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