Four Seasons in Japan
Four Seasons in Japan 日本の四季 Some Japanese people say “Japan has four seasons,” but foreign people who heard that would
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Japanese tradition
Monpe(もんぺ – A Pair of Work Pants for Women)
Monpe もんぺ A pair of work pants having a shape of hakama (袴 – somewhat like baggy pants that were
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Shinshū Osasshi Shimasu (心中お察しします – You Have My Sympathies)
Shinshū Osasshi Shimasu 心中お察しします When unhappy or sad events happen to someone, we sometimes say ‘shinchū osasshi shimasu‘ (心中お察しします) out
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Obi ni Mijikashi Tasuki ni Nagashi (帯に短し襷に長し – Too Much for One and not Enough for One)
Obi ni Mijikashi Tasuki ni Nagashi 帯に短し襷に長し There is the Japanese proverb ‘obi ni mijikasji tasuki ni nagashi,’ which represents
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Morning and Night Spiders
Morning and Night Spiders 朝蜘蛛と夜蜘蛛 There is a superstition related to spider in Japan. 日本には蜘蛛に関する迷信があります。 It is “If you find
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Kusattemo Tai (腐っても鯛 – A Good Horse Becomes Never a Jade)
Kusattemo Tai 腐っても鯛 Truly excellent things or people would not lose their original value, even if they got somewhat worse.
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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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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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