Samidare Shiki (五月雨式/さみだれ式 – Intermittent Manner)
Samidare Shiki 五月雨式 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the term samidare (五月雨), which means a light rain that lasts for
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Akubi wo Kamikorosu (あくびを噛み殺す – Suppressing a Yawn)
Akubi wo Kamikorosu あくびを噛み殺す It is not good to yawn when someone is talking about important things. 大事な話しているとき、「あくび」をするのは態度が良くありません。 If you
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You will become a cow if you lie down soon after eating.
There is a famous superstition in Japan as the following: 食べた後すぐ寝ると牛になる “You will become a cow if you lie down
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