The Definition of Vegetable Part 1
In my previous post, I wrote something like “eggplant is a vegetable,” but a commenter pointed out that “eggplant is
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Learning English and Japanese
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Akinasu wa Yome ni Kuwasuna (秋茄子は嫁に食わすな – Don’t Let Daughter-in-Law Eat Autumn Eggplants)
Akinasu wa Yome ni Kuwasuna 秋茄子は嫁に食わすな Yesterday, I introduced the etymology of “nasu” (茄子 – eggplant). 昨日は「茄子（ナス）」の語源について紹介しました。 Today I’d like
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Nasu (ナス – Eggplant)
Nasu ナス Do you like a kind of vegetable called “nasu” (ナス)? ナスという野菜は好きですか？ Nasu is a vegetable native to India,
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First Dream of the Year
First Dream of the Year is called Hatsuyume in Japan. 初夢 Japanese people often forecast the year’s fortune from the
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