Nengajō (年賀状 – New Year’s Greeting Card): Part 1
Nengajō: Part 1 年賀状 Part 1 Today, I wrote nengajō (年賀状). 私は今日、年賀状を書きました。 Nengajō is a traditional Japanese greeting card for
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Family Trip in Summer
From yesterday to today, my relatives, my family and I have gone to a trip. 夏の家族旅行 Although it was tough
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Mizu Irazu (水入らず – With Nobody Else)
Mizu Irazu 水入らず When I introduced the term “mizu kusai” (水臭い), which means that someone is formal and secretive, I
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Kneel on a Cushion
Today, we held the sixth anniversary of my grandfather’s death (and sixteenth anniversary of my grandmother’s death). Many relatives came
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Today, I went back to my hometown for the sixth anniversary of my g…
Today, I went back to my hometown for the sixth anniversary of my grandfather’s death. In Buddism beliefs, people hold
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