Author Archives: NormanKelley

Visiting a doctor due to headache and fever.

 頭痛と発熱の為に受診
 
 


"Patapatapatapata... " wa, nandesu ka?





"Patapatapatapata . . . " is the sound of rapid heart beat. The cartoon shows a woman taking her racing pulse and registering surprise at finding it so rapid.


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Diseases that tend to appear early in Spring

 春先にかかりやすい病気


 


 
1.  "ZE-ZE-ZE" is the sound of wheezing, when a Japanese person wheezes.  Americans simply "Wheeze, wheeze, wheeze."
As you can see, it’s easier to have asthma in Japanese.
 
2.  Hives usually result in itching, so lumpy swellings are symbolic of urticaria.  Looks like Manju, des’ ne? Continue reading

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Would you like to have a strong massage or a soft massage?

強いのがいいですか、おだやかなのがいいですか?


 
Moderu wa watashi?!


 
Ee toh . . . chotto chigaimasu. Moderu-chan wa burondo no kata desu kedo . . .  Tapping massage, like a Benihana Chef!  Oishii, des’ne?
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My pet became sick.

  ペットが病気になって・・・


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Meals at the year-end and New Years’s Day

 年末年始の食事


So much for my New Year’s Resolution to eat less and lose weight!

 "Ee toh . . . tabesugita, ka naa . . ."


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Blood Test

 血液検査


 

Only beautiful people are allowed to give blood!


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Season of natural disaster

 災害の季節


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Appetite

 食欲


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Expressions of a hot summer

暑い夏の表現


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I have a feeling that I will get it again!

 また、あの症状が現れそう!


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