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japanese 17 Sep 2024 3 min read

Two types of laughter in Japanese: 笑い and 高笑い

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Japanese idiom - 口を利く(To make one's mouth effective)

口 JAPANESE · 日本語 COLLOQUIAL IDIOM 口を利く kuchi o kiku LITERAL TRANSLATION "To make one's mouth effective." COMPONENT BREAKDOWN

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Japanese masculine negative | やらん

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