LingakuFrequency rank: 31,637. – 31,911.
- kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature
- excellent swimmeronly applies to かっぱ and カッパ
- cucumberonly applies to かっぱsee also 胡瓜
- cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)only applies to かっぱ and カッパabbreviationword usually written using kana alonesee also かっぱ巻き
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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2. わたくし私はがっこう学校でにっぽんぶんがく日本文学のえいごやく英語訳、とくに特にそうせき漱石のきごう『わがはい吾輩はねこ猫であるきごう』やきごう『こころ心きごう』、あくたがわ芥川のきごう『はな鼻きごう』やきごう『かっぱ河童きごう』をたのしく楽しくよんだ読んだ。
At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.
"A fish out of water" is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.
Why are you wearing a raincoat? It's not raining, is it?