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

Ten Straight Days off

Ten Straight Days off 10連休 Japan has consecutive holidays called “Golden Week,” and its period is ten days in 2019. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyUncorrected
Toru May 04, 2019 0 Comments assign, garment, goods, industry, manage, number, perennial, regular, stable, standard, steady, trend

Teiban (定番 – Regular)

Teiban 定番 In my post yesterday, I used the Japanese term teiban (定番). 昨日の投稿の中で、私は「定番」という言葉を使用しました。 Teiban means something standard, regular, or Read More
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Toru May 03, 2019May 03, 2019 0 Comments

Omegane ni Kanau (御眼鏡に適う – Giving Favor with Someone)

Omegane ni Kanau 御眼鏡に適う Several days ago, I introduced Japanese terms, megane (眼鏡 – “glasses”), mushimegane (虫眼鏡 – “magnifying glass”), Read More
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Toru May 02, 2019 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

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 Read More
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Toru May 01, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments combination, counting years, era, first day, Heisei, new era, original, Reiwa, year

First Day of Reiwa

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 Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Apr 30, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments counting years, eastern Asia, Emperor, enthronement, era, Heisei, modern Japan, old man, old woman, period, regnal era, regnal era name, Reiwa, Shōwa

Last Day of Heisei

Last Day of Heisei 平成最後の日 Today is the last day of Heisei (平成). 今日は平成最後の日です。 Do you know about the Japanese Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected
Toru Apr 29, 2019Apr 29, 2019 0 Comments biases, color, colored glasses, glasses, magnifying glasses, perspective, sunglasses

Iromegane (色眼鏡 – Colored Glasses)

Iromegane 色眼鏡 I introduced you to the megane (眼鏡 – “glasses”) two days ago, and introduced mushimegane (虫眼鏡 – “magnifying Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected
Toru Apr 28, 2019Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments formal, glasses, insect, loupe, magnification, magnifying glass, mirror

Mushimegane (虫眼鏡 – Magnifying Glass/Loupe)

Mushimegane 虫眼鏡 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term megane (眼鏡), which means “glasses.” 昨日は “glasses” を意味する「眼鏡」という日本語を紹介しました。 By adding Read More
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Toru Apr 27, 2019Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments eye, glasses, import, invent, Italy, mirror, ruler

Megane (眼鏡 – Glasses)

Megane 眼鏡 Today I bought a megane (眼鏡). 私は今日「眼鏡」を買いました。 Megane is a Japanese word that means “glasses.” 「眼鏡」は “glasses” を意味する日本語であす。 Read More
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