Pollen in 2018
Recently, I was surprised to watch news. 2018年の花粉 Eventually the peak of cedar pollen has passed, but cypress pollen will
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Learning English and Japanese
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Climate
Nodoka (のどか – Peaceful)
I love a situation expressed as のどか (nodoka). のどか “Nodoka” means that something is quiet, calm, and relaxing, or the
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Snow on the Vernal Equinox Day
Today is a holiday called 春分の日 (shunbun no hi). 春分の日に雪 春 (shun) means “spring,” 分 (bun) means “split,” 日 (hi)
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Superstition concerning Swallow
There are many superstitions in Japan. ツバメに関する迷信 Almost all of them have no scientific basis, but some have make sense.
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Poka Poka (ぽかぽか)
Poka Poka ぽかぽか Today I would like to introduce the Japanese onomatopoeia “poka poka” (ぽかぽか), which has two different meanings.
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Kaze (風/風邪 – Wind/Cold)
Kaze 風と風邪 The Japanese word “kaze” has two different meanings; “wind” (風) and “(common) cold” (風邪), and both are often
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Shinotsuku Ame (篠突く雨 – Intense Rain)
Shinotsuku Ame 篠突く雨 Unfortunately, today’s weather is “shinotsuku ame” (篠突く雨). 今日の天候は「篠突く雨」です。 “Shinotsuku ame” means a pelting rain as much as
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Kogarashi (木枯らし – Cold Autumn Wind)
Kogarashi 木枯らし I think that “kogarashi” (木枯らし) will blow in a few days. もうすぐ「木枯らし」が吹く時期となりました。 “Kogarashi” is strong cold winds that
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Aki (秋 – Autumn)
Aki 秋 In Japan, today is in the midst of “aki” (秋) — this day is called “shūbun” (秋分). 日本では、今日は「秋」の真っ只中です（「秋分」と言います）。
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