Omishiri Oki Kudasai (お見知り置きください – Pleased to Make Your Acquaintance)
Omishiri Oki Kudasai お見知り置きください When you meet someone for the first time and want them to remember you (or someone
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Shitashiki Naka ni mo Reigi Ari (親しき仲にも礼儀あり – Good Fences Make Good Neighbors)
Shitashiki Naka ni mo Reigi Ari 親しき仲にも礼儀あり No matter how close the relationship, there are some etiquettes that should be
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Sode Furi-au mo Tashō no En (袖振り合うも他生の縁 – Even a Chance Meetings Are Preordained)
Sode Furi-au mo Tashō no En 袖振り合うも他生の縁 In Japan, there is a belief that we should cherish every relationship, even
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Hiza wo Majieru (膝を交える – Friendly Talking)
Hiza wo Majieru 膝を交える To have a friendly talk with someone is expressed as hiza wo majieru (膝を交える) in Japanese.
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Itoko (いとこ – Cousin)
Itoko いとこ A child of one’s uncle or aunt is called itoko (いとこ) in Japanese. おじ・おば（父母の兄弟姉妹）の子のことを「いとこ」と言います。 There are several theories
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Unlucky Coins Part 1
Unlucky Coins Part 1 縁起の悪いお賽銭 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced goen-dama (五円玉 – “five-yen coin”) as a popular offertory coin.
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Five-yen Coin
Five-yen Coin 五円玉 Usually, there is saisenbako (賽銭箱) in Japanese shrines and temples. 日本の神社や寺院などには「賽銭箱」が置かれていることがあります。 Saisen (賽銭) means money that is
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En mo Yukari mo Nai (縁もゆかりもない – Complete Stranger)
En mo Yukari mo Nai 縁もゆかりもない When describing that there is no relationship between things or people, you can say
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Kado ga Tstsu (角が立つ – Creating Bitter Feelings)
Kado ga Tstsu 角が立つ Yesterday, I introduced you to the idiom ‘kado ga toreru‘ (角が取れる), which means that someone who
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