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A Family Trip during Bon Day 1

08/16/2018 Toru 0 Comments bon, family, family trip, farm, fireworks, hot spring, Nagano, sightseeing, wasabi

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)

08/15/201808/14/2018 Toru 0 Comments amulet, bell, fortune telling, summer, wind, 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)

08/14/201808/13/2018 Toru 0 Comments bath, casual wear, clothes, kimono, summer

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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Ikagawashii (いかがわしい)

08/12/2018 Toru 0 Comments adjective, adverb, doubt, doubtful, dream, dubious, lewd, obscene, unethical

Ikagawashii いかがわしい Today I saw ‘ikagawashii yume‘ (いかがわしい夢). 私は今日、「いかがわしい夢」を見ました。 ‘Ikagawashii‘ (いかがわしい) is an adjective that means “dubious” or “doubtful,” and

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Traffic Jams at Midnight

08/11/2018 Toru 0 Comments bon, car, expressway, holiday, midnight, mountain, parents, rest area, return home, Tokyo, traffic jam

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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Gomenkudasai (ごめんください – Anyone Around?)

08/10/2018 Toru 0 Comments apology, forgive, pardon, please, polite, prefix, sorry

Gomenkudasai ごめんください When visiting someone’s house, Japanese people often say ‘gomenkudasai‘ (ごめんください) at the entrance. 他人の家を訪れるとき、日本人はよく「ごめんください」と言います。 ‘Go‘ (ご) is a