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Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Feb 23, 2018Jan 02, 2024 euphemism, go home, itoma, Japanese, kaeru, oitoma, polite, prefix, service, visitors

Oitoma (おいとま – Leaving)

Oitoma おいとま Over the past two days, I introduced you to the Japanese terms that related to service to visitors. Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 26, 2017Jan 03, 2024 communication, cool, dehanai, euphemism, expression, intention, Japanese, negative, positive, yabusaka

Yabusaka dehanai

Japanese people tend to avoid direct expressions, and use euphemism/ambiguous ones in daily communication. やぶさかではない You may think that it’s Read More