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【What's in the Name】

田中龍之介（たなかりゅうのすけ Tanaka Ryūnosuke）

-田中：4th most common surname in Japan

*means "in the ricefield"

-龍（りゅう）：dragon

*known as the tiger's rival in legends

-之介（のすけ）：used for classical male names (associated with samurai)

田中冴子（たなかさえこ Tanaka Saeko）

-冴（さえ）：clever, clear, skillful

-子（こ）：very common female name ender

*literally means "child"

*other examples: み（美、実）, か（香）, な（奈、菜） etc.

【Cultural-ish Insight】

脈（みゃく）アリ literally means "has pulses" and is used to express "has a chance/potential". In romantic contexts, this means someone sees a chance to date their crush out of their interactions or social cues.

The antonym is 脈ナシ ("no pulses")

【Today's Quote】

”昨日”はもう消化した。”たくさんの昨日”はもう筋肉になっとる

――今日、何をする？

All the "yesterdays" are gone. They have been digested and turned into my muscles. So, what's gonna be today's meal?

--Miya Twins

【Today's Vocabs】

腹（はら）が減（へ）る：to get hungry

→腹が減った：I'm hungry.

*が is omittable

空腹（くうふく）：hungry (adjective)

飢（う）える：to starve

腹がいっぱい：full (adjective)

*が is omittable

満腹（まんぷく）：full (adjective)