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Upper Beginners

Articles for Upper Beginners of Japanese
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ウサギと亀 The Tortoise and the Hare
Tortoise and the Hare at TheJapanesePage.com The Tortoise and the Hare in Japanese
With sound - Beginner +
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!

Body Idioms Part I
Body Idioms

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

一寸法師 The Inch-High Samurai Issunboushi
Traditional Japanese story Issunboushi The Inch-High Samurai Traditional Japanese Story. Hiragana and very basic Japanese is required. Online e-book with Audio.
At a Quiet Lakeside しずかな湖畔の Japanese traditional song a quiet lakeside
When I Become a First Grader
Hina Matsuri うれしいひな祭り
Kanji Stroke Order Basic rules for the stroke order of kanji.
舌切りすずめ The Cut-Tongue Sparrow
Traditional Japanese story Shitakiri suzume The 舌切り雀 story is a traditional Japanese folk tale about a kind old man, his mean wife, and a sparrow. Hiragana and very basic Japanese is required. Online e-book with Audio.
Strong (Iron) Man
鉄人
Strong, Iron Man
気取る Put on Airs
気取る
put on airs, conceited, styling, all the frills!
ふられる Rejected, Give the Cold Shoulder
ふられる
rejected, to give the cold shoulder
夢中 Lost in thought, in a daze, ecstasy
夢中
Lost in thought, in a daze, ecstasy
降参 Surrender
降参

surrender
身元確認 ID Check
身元確認

ID check
百年目 The End
百年目

The End
手掛かり Clue
手掛かり

clue
忍者走り Running Ninja-style
忍者走り

running ninja-style
島流し Banishment
島流し

Banishment / exile to a desert island
仮説 Hypothesis
仮説

hypothesis
にらみあい Evil Stare
にらみあい

Evil Stare
雪女 Snow Woman
雪女
Snow Woman
隠れファン Closet Fan
隠れファン
CLOSET FAN [the fact you like something is kept a secret]
フィーバー Disco Fever
フィーバー
(disco) fever
親ばか a Parent Who is a Fool for Child
親ばか

a Parent who is a fool for child
目立つ Stand Out; be Conspicuous
目立つ

stand out; be conspicuous [lit. eye stand up]
寝言 Talking in one's Sleep
寝言

Talking in one's Sleep
安心感 Sense of Security
安心感

Sense of Security
冷静 Calm, Cool
冷静

calm, cool

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