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Tennis legend Kei Nishikori retired after 30 years, saying

やり切った (Yarikitta)

✅ やり切る = to see something through, give it your all
✅ 過去形 やり切った = "I gave it everything"

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#Kumotan #langsky #tennis #KeiNishikori
www.daily.co.jp/general/2026...

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NHK's headline on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine (optogenetics) called it

光遺伝学の基礎を築いた (Hikariidenshi no kiso wo kizuita)

✅ 基礎を築く = to lay the foundation
✅ Used for work later generations build on

#Kumotan #langsky #NodelPrize
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NPB's oldest active player, Ishikawa Masanori (46), retired after 25 seasons — a headline called it

現役生活に別れ (Genekiseikatsu ni wakare)

✅ 別れ = a farewell, parting
✅ ~に別れを告げる = to bid farewell to ~

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#Kumotan #langsky
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A Hanshin Tigers report (Oct 3) said they'd put rivals in

王手 (ote)

one move from the pennant

✅ Meaning: shogi/chess "check" — one move from victory
✅ 王手 = check, かける = to place

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#Kumotan #langsky #japanese
www.baseballchannel.jp/npb/284571/

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Same Google satellite story (Oct 1) — Nikkei's headline used

布石 (fuseki)

✅ Meaning: a move that lays groundwork for the future
✅ 布 = lay down, 石 = stone (as in Go)

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#Kumotan #langsky #japanese
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...

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Surfers Kanoa Igarashi & Mirai Ikeda won Asian Games gold (Sep 29), headlines said they

歴史を刻んだ
(rekishi wo kizanda)

✅ Meaning: made history
✅ Ex: 新記録で歴史を刻む (set a record & make history)

#Kumotan #langsky #aichinagoya2026
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Kumotan Usage Tips 🌥️

With VoiceOver, you can navigate links, hashtags, and mentions inside a post individually.

✅ Like, repost, and read-aloud buttons work the same way
✅ Pick exactly the part you need
Built with accessibility in mind 🔊

#Kumotan #langsky #Tips

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Tigers beat DeNA 8-3 (Sep 26) with 13 hits & 8 runs — headlines called it

打線爆発
(dasen bakuhatsu)

✅ Lit. "lineup explosion": hitters suddenly break out & score in bunches
✅ Magic number now M4

#Kumotan #langsky #japanese #baseball
www.daily.co.jp/tigers/2026/...

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Japanese coverage of Meta's new VR Glasses dubbed it a

Vision Proキラー
(Vision Pro kira)

✅ Meaning: "X-killer" = a rival aiming to beat X
✅ Ex: iPhoneキラー (an iPhone rival)

#Kumotan #langsky #MetaConnect
www.businessinsider.jp/article/2609...

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Japan's Aiko Sugihara won gymnastics all-around gold at the Asian Games — called a

快挙 (kaikyo)

✅ Meaning: a remarkable feat, a big achievement
✅ Ex: 日本女子初の快挙 (Japan's first-ever feat)

#Kumotan #langsky #news #japanese
www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/4...

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Saving a word to your Word Notebook doesn't store the post's text in Bluesky's public data.

✅ Only the link is saved
✅ The app still shows everything as before — full text included

Save words with peace of mind 🔒
#Kumotan #langsky #tips

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A powerful typhoon is nearing Kanto today — forecasters warn "荒天に厳重警戒" (kōten ni genjū keikai)

✅ Meaning: be on strict/high alert for severe weather
✅ Ex: 土砂災害に厳重警戒 (high alert for landslides)

Stay safe ☂️

#Kumotan #langsky #japanese
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Japan's rugby win over Fiji was called "雪辱の逆転勝ち" (setsujoku no gyakuten-gachi)

✅ Meaning: a comeback win that avenges a past defeat
✅ Ex: 雪辱を果たす (get redemption for a loss)

#Kumotan #langsky #japanese #rugby
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Japan's SoftBank Hawks clinched their pennant, and headlines used

"一丸となる" (ichigan to naru)

✅ Meaning: "come together as one team"
✅ Ex: 一丸となって戦う (fight together as one)

#Kumotan #langsky #japanese
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Japanese news on Waymo's robotaxi plans used "共存を模索する" (kyozon wo mosaku suru) - common in business/tech news, meaning "seek ways to coexist."

✅ Ex: 商慣習との共存を模索する (coexist with local customs)

www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
#Kumotan #langsky #japanese

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From SoftBank Hawks pennant race news: "目前に迫る" (mokuzen ni semaru)

✅ Means "right around the corner"
✅ Used when something big is closing in

Ex: 優勝が目前に迫る (the title is closing in)

www.baseballchannel.jp/npb/286914/
#Kumotan #langsky

Kumotan Usage Tips 🌥️
Kumotan stays silent (read-aloud included) while your phone is in silent/manner mode.

✅ No sound plays while silent mode is on
✅ Turn it off and audio resumes as usual

Handy for trains, meetings, or anywhere you need to stay quiet 🙆
#Kumotan #langsky

Kumotan Update 🌥️ (v1.0.8)
This update focuses on privacy!

✅ Post text used to save a word is no longer stored in Bluesky's public data — just the link remains
✅ App usage is unchanged

⚠️ After a device restore, post text won't come back (words & links will)
#Kumotan #langsky

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Same Apple event, but Japanese headlines said "ついに (tsuini)" — finally / at last.

✅ Used when something long-awaited happens
✅ Ex: iPhone、ついに登場！(Finally here!)

JP news focused on the wait, EN news on the specs 🍎
#Kumotan #langsky

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Did you know Kumotan stays quiet during silent mode?

✅ No sounds (like read-aloud) play while silent mode is on
✅ Turn it back off, and sound automatically returns

One less thing to worry about switching back and forth 😌
#Kumotan #langsky