How to Wear Trousers
How to Wear Trousers ズボンの履き方 I heard that most Westerners pass both their legs through trousers at the same time
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Learning English and Japanese
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History
Tatami (畳 – Tatami Mat)
Tatami 畳 I like a smell of ‘tatami‘ (畳). 私は「畳」の匂いが好きです。 Tatami is a traditional Japanese flooring material in Japanese-style rooms;
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Omaru (おまる – Jerry/Potty)
Omaru おまる In Japan, we call portable indoor toilets ‘omaru‘ (おまる). 室内用の携帯型便器のことを、日本語で「おまる」と言います。 ‘O‘ (お) is a polite prefix, and ‘maru‘
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Shippe Gaeshi (しっぺ返し – Paying Back)
Shippe Gaeshi しっぺ返し When someone does something bad to you, if you pay him/her in the same coin, the act
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A Family Trip during Bon Day 2
A Family Trip during Bon Day 2 お盆の親族旅行2日目 On the second day of the Nagano trip, we first went to
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Fūrin (風鈴 – Wind Bell)
Fūrin 風鈴 Three years ago, I wrote an article about ‘fūrin‘ (風鈴 – wind bell). 約三年前、私は「風鈴」についての記事を書きました。 Today I would like
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Yukata (浴衣)
Yukata 浴衣 In this season, I sometimes see people who are wearing ‘yukata‘ (浴衣). この時期、たまに「浴衣」を着ている人を見かけます。 Yukata is a kind of
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Yudan (油断 – Carelessness)
Yudan 油断 To let one’s guard down or to be careless is called ‘yudan‘ (油断) in Japanese. 気をゆるめることや、注意を怠ることを、「油断」と言います。 ‘Yu‘ (油)
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The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2
The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2 世界一短いラブレター Part 2 When the New Year came, the research members in the
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