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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Nyūdō Gumo (入道雲 – Cumulonimbus Cloud)
Nyūdō Gumo 入道雲 I like ‘nyūdō gumo‘ (入道雲), which you can see in the summer sky. 私は夏の空に見ることができる「入道雲」が好きです。 Nyūdō gumo are
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Fuseki (布石 – Preparation)
Fuseki 布石 I introduced you to Japanese terms two days ago and three days ago. 私は2日前と3日前に、ある日本語を紹介しました。 Additionally, yesterday I introduced
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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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A Family Trip during Bon Day 1
A Family Trip during Bon Day 1 お盆の親族旅行1日目 I went to Azumino city, Nagano, with my family and relatives during
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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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Traffic Jams at Midnight
Traffic Jams at Midnight 深夜の渋滞 Today is the Japanese national holiday called ‘Yama no Hi’ (山の日 – literally “Mountain Day”).
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