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Let’s learn Japanese with our funny and laid-back manga blog (yonkoma manga), “Goma Is Tough”.

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Vocabulary & Grammar

• 丈夫じょうぶ – tough, strong, healthy
• とても – very
• ある日ひ – one day
• 浜辺はまべ – beach
• place + で – at …
• 猛毒もうどくをもつ – highly poisonous
• クラゲ – jellyfish
• 〜を踏ふむ – to step on …
• verb te-form + しまう – to do something unintentionally
• とき – when
• ヒョコッ – onomatopoeia for limping
• ブルーボトル – Bluebottle (name of poisonous jellyfish)
• 急いそいで – in a hurry, quickly
• 動物どうぶつ病院びょういん – animal hospital, vet
• 〜へ行いく – to go to …
• 問題もんだい – problem
• ない – doesn’t exist
• ケロッ – onomatopoeia for being nonchalant (v. ケロッとしている = “acting as if nothing happened”)
• うそ –  you’re kidding (directly meaning “a lie” but it’s used to show that you’re very surprised by what you’ve heard or seen and don’t accept it)
• 扇風機せんぷうき – electric fan
• コード – cord
• 〜を噛かむ – to bite …
• 電気でんきショックを受うける – to get electrocuted
• も – as well
• ギャン – onomatopoeia for dog shrieking
• ビリビリ – onomatopoeia for electricity flowing
• ボール – ball
• 〜をとる – to get …
• verb volitional form + とする – to try to do …
• 大丈夫だいじょうぶ？ – are you ok?
• キューン – onomatopoeia for dog whining
• 数分後すうふんご – a few minutes later
• 強つよい – strong

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Comment from the Author

さすがにその後ごしばらくは扇風機せんぷうきに近ちかづきませんでした。
He didn’t get close to the fan for a while after that, though.

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