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Body Idioms Part III

Body Idioms

足を引っ張る Drag someone down
小耳に挟む Eavesdrop

Body Idioms Part II

Body Idioms

~を尻に敷く be henpecked
腕が鳴る to show one's skills With Video!

犬棒カルタ Inubou Karuta

Karuta Japanese card gameKaruta is a traditional Japanese card game based on the Iroha kana order. Karuta is a great way to not only build hiragana recognition, but to learn many useful proverbs. It is a favorite pastime on New Year's Day.

This page lists all of the sayings, proverbs, and poems for the Inubou Karuta card set. With Audio

Chiyon's nihongo no tamatebako

Chiyon's Lessons

Toil is the Father of Fame

労働は名声の父と言われている。 roudou wa meisei no chichi to iwarete iru. Toil, as they say, is the father of fame.

Using nara なら

Using なら with example sentences

Body Idioms Part I

Body Idioms

鼻が高い to be proud
顔が広い to know many people

Country Names, Languages, and People

Country Names, Languages, and People in Japanese. Flash file with sound.

Frank's Vocabulary

All the vocabulary for the Frank and the Obaasan Chapters.

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