Culture – Learning English and Japanese

Five-yen Coin

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Five-yen Coin 五円玉 Usually, there is saisenbako (賽銭箱) in Japanese shrines and temples. 日本の神社や寺院などには「賽銭箱」が置かれていることがあります。 Saisen (賽銭) means money that is

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Kenmin no Hi (県民の日 – “Prefecture Citizens Day”)

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Kenmin no Hi 県民の日 Yesterday, I introduced Tomin no Hi (都民の日 – “Tokyo Citizens Day”), which was established for Tokyo

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Tomin no Hi (都民の日 – Tokyo Citizens Day)

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Tomin no Hi 都民の日 October 1st was Tomin no Hi (都民の日). 10月1日は「都民の日」でした。 Since to (都) means “Tokyo,” min (民) means

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10% Consumption Tax

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10% Consumption Tax 消費税10％ On October 1, 2019, the consumption tax in Japan was raised from 8% to 10%. 10月1日、日本で消費税が8%から10％に引き上げられました。

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Hito no Furi mite Wa-ga Furi Naose (人の振り見て我が振り直せ)

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Hito no Furi mite Wa-ga Furi Naose 人の振り見て我が振り直せ The day before yesterday, I introduced the idiom hanmen kyōshi (反面教師), which

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Kakukaku Shikazika (かくかくしかじか)

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Kakukaku Shikazika かくかくしかじか When you feel tired of explaining something concretely, you can say kakukaku shikazika (かくかくしかじか). 何かを具体的に説明するのが面倒なとき、「かくかくしかじか」と言うことができます。 Actually, its