もう百回言いました！

"I already told you a hundred times!" もう ひゃっかい いいました！ mou hyakkai iimashita! If you are married, you will understand what I am talking...

決して、辞めなかった

"I never quit" けっして、やめなかった kesshite yamenakatta I met a man who is taking online college classes today. I think that's great. So I wante...

オレオレ詐欺、アメリカ上陸！

"'It's me! It's me!' scam arrives in the United States!" オレオレさぎ、アメリカじょうりく！ oreore sagi, amerika jyouriku! Yesterday, I was watching the mo...

私が日本にいた時は存在しなかった日本語

"The Japanese words which did not exist when I was in Japan" わたしが にほんに いたときは そんざいしなかった にほんご watashiga nihonni itatokiwa sonzaishinakatta ni...

今日から、あなたの名前はハチ

"From today, your name is Hachi" きょう から、あなた の なまえ は ハチ kyou kara anata no namae wa hachi Do you know the movie "Hachi"? Oh, you have to wa...

おばさんには、わかりません！

"Your aunt cannot understand it!" obasan niwa wakarimasen! My niece became my Facebook friend recently. She is my husband's sister's daug...

ルンルン！

"I'm happy!" runrun! If you are a man, I do not recommend to use it. It sounds too cute. But it does not mean you should not know it. I...

今日は楽しい、ひな祭り

"Today is the exciting 'Hinamatsuri'" きょうは たのしい、ひなまつり kyouwa tanoshii hinamatsuri Do you know "Hinamatsuri"? It is "the Girl's Day." We ce...

あなたの性格は、父親ゆずり

"Your personality is from your dad" あなた の せいかく は、ちちおや ゆずり anata no seikaku wa chichioya yuzuri If you read my blog "What My American H...

無条件な愛

"Unconditional love" むじょうけんな あい mujyoukenna ai Recently I found the TV show called "Prison Wives." Wow, they are incredible. I watched 4 ...

プリンセスと魔法のキス

"The Princess and the Magic Kiss" プリンセスとまほうのキス purinsesu to mahou no kisu It is easy to take a guess. It is "The Princess and the Frog."...

数の内に、入らない

"It doesn't count" かず の うち に、はいらない kazu no uchi ni hairanai How was your Valentine's Day? Me? My husband was working! Last Friday, we ...

あなたは私のムコになる

"You will be my groom" あなたは わたしの むこになる anatawa watashino mukoninaru Now I feel obligated to report you the Japanese titles of American ...

これは、私の！

"This is mine!" これは、わたしの！ korewa watashino! I was eating a cookie, and my dog Bojo was really interested in my cookie. He must think I wa...

更新しないと....

"If you don't update...." こうしん しないと koushin shinaito I translated literally this time. (Usually, I don't.) This sentence is not complet...

スープを作るつもりが、パスタ料理になった

"I wanted to make a soup, but it became a pasta dish" スープをつくる つもり が、パスタりょうり に なった suupu wo tsukuru tsumori ga, pasuta ryouri ni natta Is t...

マイレージ マイライフ

"Mileage, My Life" Okay, I told you how weiredly movie titles are translated in Japan. Here is another example. "Mileage, My Life" Take ...

恋するベーカリー

"A baker who is in love" こいする ベーカリー koisuru be-kari- Do you know what this is? This is the Japanese title of the movie "It's Complicated"!...

女性読者が増えて、うれしいです

"I am happy more women are reading my blog!" じょせい どくしゃ が ふえて、うれしいです josei dokusha ga fuete ureshiidesu I mean I do not want to exclud...

悲しい味がする

"It tastes pathetic" かなしい あじ が する kanashii aji ga suru Hi, everyone. Are you still reading my blog? Thank you! Today's phrase is abo...

捜していたのは、これじゃない

"This is not what I was looking for" さがしていたのは、これじゃない sagashiteitanowa korejanai I was looking for my make-up bag. I thought I put it in ...

どうしよう～！

"What should I do!" doushiyou~! During this Christmas season, we had a lot of snow in the midwest. I did not drive my car for 4 days beca...

ジョージ・クルーニーが、オマハに住んでいるとは、知らなかった

"I did not know George Clooney was living in Omaha" ジョージ・クルーニーが、オマハにすんでいるとは、しらなかった jo-ji kuru-ni- ga omaha ni sundeiru towa shiranakatta...

気が狂った犬

"A crazy dog" きがくるったいぬ kiga kurutta inu Do you have a dog? I do. My dog Bojo loves snow!! He can stay outside all day long even if it i...

「シャーロック・ホームズ」を見てきました

"I watched Sherlock Holmes" Of course, this is the movie released on Christmas Day. I thought it was pretty good! I did not know he was s...