Leap Year
Today, February 29th is a leap year. 閏年 I can write this sentence only once every four years. 今日、2月29日は閏年です。 I’ll
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Month: February 2016
Shikato (Disregard)
Today, I will tell you about the Japanese word “shikato(シカト),” which means “disregard.” 今日は、「無視」を意味する「シカト」という言葉を紹介します。 Since “shikato” is mainly used by
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Scholarships in Japan
Today, I will talk about a weird scholarship system in Japan. 日本の奨学金 Japanese scholarships are divided into three major categories,
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The Reason Why Seawater Is Salty
Seawater contains salts, and about one-third of produced salts in the world is made from seawater. 海水が塩辛い理由 According to the
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The Meaning of “Unique
The word “unique” is one of foreign words that are often used in Japan. ユニークの意味 It is said that “unique”
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A Dog Person and A Cat Person
Dogs and cats are very popular as pets. 犬派と猫派 I heard the number of dogs and cats kept as pets
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Fujisan (Mount Fuji) Day
Today, February 23 is the Fujisan Day. 富士山の日 The reason is because we can read “2” as “fu(tatsu)” and “ji,”
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A Tanuki’s (Raccoon Dog’s) Sleep
Today, I will write about a Japanese proverb “a tanuki’s sleep (tanuki neiri).” 狸寝入り “A tanuki’s sleep” is to pretend
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Kaminari-sama (Mr. Thunder)
Kaminari-sama 雷さま In Japan, there is a popular belief that Kaminari-sama (Mr. Thunder) falls from the sky and picks your
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