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"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
A Roman poet by the name of Sextus is first credited with this proverb, which describes the feeling...
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Roots of an Idiom #6
Elbow grease:Elbow-grease, a derisory Term for Sweat. The first use of t...
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Roots of an Idiom #5
Letting the cat out of the bag.Possible origin being: A "pig in a poke" scam from the 1500's, where...
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Roots of an Idiom #4
To bite off more than he can chew dates back to the 1800...
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Another satisfied EIKEN student.
Last month more students got their results through for their respective exams. Will you be one of t...
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Roots of an Idiom #3
Roots of an Idiom #3 To beat about/around the bush. Based around the hunting technique of ...
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Roots of an idiom #2
Roots of an idiom #2 To take with a pinch/grain of salt. The true roots of this idiom have be...
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Happy Saint Valentine's day!
Happy Saint Valentines day! He was the Patron Saint of beekeeping and epilepsy, less we forget. The...
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year! This year we need to have some of the characteristics of people born in the year of...
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Roots of an Idiom.
Wet behind the ears. What’s being wet behind the ears got to do with b...
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Happy New Year with prosperity and health.
The last two years have been difficult for us all, stay safe and follow your dreams.
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忙しい9月ですが、それでも高い水準です。
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Grammar classes are very useful.
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An advanced phrasal topic.
There is a common practise amongst native speakers to make a crude or blunt comment less harsh and ...
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Can, may or could?
Can, could or may? When we talk about possibility, we use can, could and may, but they are differen...
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Happy students, care to be one?
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April Fools day origin?
A vain cock being tricked by a fox. Is this the origin of April Fools day? In the "Nun's Priest's T...
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The Ides of March
One of the most famous Ides is today. The Ides of March, the day Julius Caesar was assassinated in ...
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Fun Grammar
Music, fun, comedy, video and grammar education at the same time? Well maybe in the video bu...
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The first day of the year is today!
Today is the first day of the year; in the earliest Roman calendars at least. March was once the fi...
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Goals and expectations.
Sometimes in life we need a little recognition for the hard work we do. So here is mine for this mo...
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Happy Thor's day!
Happy Jupiter's or Thor's day (Thursday) depending on which pantheon of gods your prefer,...
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Grammar Lessons!
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Time slots available for long term students.
Hi all, I have some time slots available for long term students during Japanese afternoon and eveni...
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食品の語句
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音楽の 慣用語句
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料理の 動詞
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色の 慣用語句
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自然な単語
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びっくりした の語句!