Uso Happyaku (嘘八百 – A Lot of Lies)
Uso Happyaku 嘘八百 Have you ever been surrounded by a lot of lies? たくさんの嘘に囲まれたことはありますか？ Such a situation where as if
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Learning English and Japanese
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Buddhism
Setsuna (刹那 – Moment)
Setsuna 刹那 We usually use “second,” “minute” and “hour” as units of time, and this fact is worldwide. 我々が最も使う時間の単位は、秒、分、時などであり、これは世界共通です。 Apart
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Gou wo Niyasu (業を煮やす – Getting Irritated)
Gou wo Niyasu 業を煮やす Have you ever gotten angry because things didn’t go well as you expected? 事が思うように運ばず、腹を立てた経験はありますか？ Getting angry
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Hidoi (Auful/Terrible)
During watching Japanese dramas or anime, you may hear the dialogue “hidoi (ひどい).” ひどい “Hidoi” is an adjective that refers
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Uso mo Houben
Today I will talk about the Japanese proverb “uso mo houben.” 嘘も方便 “Uso mo houben” means that sometimes you need
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Shunbun no Hi (Vernal Equinox Day)
Today is Shunbun no Hi. 春分の日 “Shun” means “spring,” “bun” means “split,” “hi” means “day,” and “shunbun no hi” means
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Mikka Bozu
Today I will talk about the Japanese term “mikka bozu”. 三日坊主 The literal meaning is “three days guy”, and it
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Ashi wo Arau (Wash One’s Feet)
Today, I will talk about the Japanese idiom “ashi wo arau.” 足を洗う The literal meaning is “to wash one’s feet,”
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Higan” and “Shigan
One week centering around the spring (autumn) equinox, that is, a period from March 17th to 23rd (from September 19th
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