Japanese tradition

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Tōge (峠 – Mountain Pass)

06/04/201906/04/2019 Toru 0 Comments ancestor, down, environment, kami, mountain, mountain pass, offer, road, safety, Shinto, up, visitor, way

Tōge 峠 Mountain passes or boundaries between up and down ways are called tōge (峠). 山の上りと下りの境界のことを、日本語で「峠」と言います。 It is said that

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Sudōfu (酢豆腐 – Know-it-all)

06/01/2019 Toru 0 Comments attitude, bean curd, comic, Edo, know-it-all, storytelling, vinegar

Sudōfu 酢豆腐 Young people these days do not use it very much, but there is a Japanese term, sudōfu (酢豆腐),

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Shizentai (自然体 – Being Oneself)

05/31/2019 Toru 0 Comments attitude, be oneself, body, fencing, natural, natural posture, posture, pressure, self-defense, stance, tension

Shizentai 自然体 I might not be good at being shizentai (自然体). 私は「自然体」でいるのが苦手な人間かもしれません。 Since shizen (自然) means “natural” and tai (体)

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Zaisu (座椅子 – Legless Chair)

05/19/2019 Toru 0 Comments ancient times, armrest, backrest, chair, floor, furniture, legless chair

Zaisu 座椅子 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese word isu (椅子), which means “chair.” 昨日は “chair” を意味する「椅子」という日本語を紹介しました。 Chairs are

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Ateji (当て字 – Phonetic Equivalent) Part 2

05/12/2019 Toru 0 Comments amethyst, autumn, bitter, Buddha, character, come out, crystal, eye, France, incoherent, kanji, leaf, orchid, Pacific cod, phonetic equivalent, purple, reading, red, tea, unreasonable, west

Ateji Part 2 当て字 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced two meanings of ateji (当て字). 昨日は「当て字」が持つ二つの意味を紹介しました。 I would like to show

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Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 2

05/09/201905/11/2019 Toru 0 Comments ash, Buddhism, cover up, deceive, founder, lie, offering, ritual, tell a lie, theory, training, wood

Gomakasu Part 2 ごまかす Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the term gomakasu (ごまかす), which means to cover up something or

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Ten Straight Days off

05/05/2019 Toru 0 Comments children, constitution, Crown Prince, enthronement, Golden Week, greenery, holiday, long holiday, national holiday, Saturday, substitute holiday, Sunday

Ten Straight Days off 10連休 Japan has consecutive holidays called “Golden Week,” and its period is ten days in 2019.

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Family Trip 2019

05/02/2019 Toru 0 Comments amusement park, barbecue, cruiser, dinner, Enakyō, family trip, hot spring, hotel, inn, kimono, mountain, nature, river, sheep, sheep shearing, table tennis, travel, yukata

Family Trip 2019 家族旅行2019 We are now in Enakyō (恵那峡 – “Ena Gorge”) on a family trip. 私は今、家族旅行で恵那峡に来ています。 First, we

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First Day of Reiwa

05/01/2019 Toru 0 Comments combination, counting years, era, first day, Heisei, new era, original, Reiwa, year

First Day of Reiwa 令和最初の日 Today is the first day of Reiwa (令和). 今日は令和最初の日です。 As I wrote in my post

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