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    Pretty Boy Shave

    Ad Text in Japanese:

    男の肌にもハリとツヤ。
    Remember you can enable mouse roll-over Kanji look-up by clicking on the POPjisyo.com link in the upper right of the site!!!!
    Okay! Let’s break down the vocabulary first.
    「男」 means male. Easy right? We have seen this before! Even for people who shy away from learning Kanji, this is one to pick up. It […]

    Job Switch Comedy

    Ad Text in Japanese:
    転職は慎重に。
    tensyoku ha shincyou ni
    Literal Translation:
    (Do) Career Change with discretion.
    Harvey Translation:
    Be sure to change jobs carefully.
    Grammar & Vocab points:
    Not much here. However, 「転職」(tensyoku) is a word you should be sure to remember, especially if you plan to work in Japan as it is used quite often. It means to change jobs. Specifically changing […]

    the walk is not enough

    Ad Text in Japanese:
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    会社まで、ただ歩いているだけじゃもったいない!
    kaisya made, tada aruiteiru dake jya mottainai!
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    はいて歩けば、歩き方が変わる。おなか引き締まる。
    haite arukeba, arukikata ga kawaru. onaka hikishimaru.
    Translation:
    Literal translation:
    It’s wasteful just walking to your office!
    If you put these on and walk, your way of walking will change. It will pull in your stomach.
    Harvey translation:
    It’s a waste simply walking to work!
    If wearing […]