Kichin-to
Kichin-to きちんと Japanese parents may say ‘kichin-to shinasai’ (きちんとしなさい) when scolding their children. だらしない子どもに対して、親は「きちんとしなさい」と言って叱ることがあります。 Kichin-to (きちんと) is an adverb that
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On wo Ada de Kaesu (恩を仇で返す – Biting the Hand that Feeds One)
On wo Ada de Kaesu 恩を仇で返す Have you ever done harm to someone without a feeling of gratitude, even though
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Sudatsu (巣立つ – Leaving a Nest)
Sudatsu 巣立つ In my yesterday’s post, I used the Japanese word ‘sudatsu‘ (巣立つ). 昨日の投稿の中で、私は「巣立つ」という言葉を使いました。 Since ‘su‘ (巣) menas “nest” and
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Traffic Jams at Midnight
Traffic Jams at Midnight 深夜の渋滞 Today is the Japanese national holiday called ‘Yama no Hi’ (山の日 – literally “Mountain Day”).
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