Ginsekai (銀世界 – Snowy World)
Ginsekai 銀世界 A landscape where snow has fallen and everything is covered in white can described as ginsekai (銀世界) in
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Shirokuro Tsukeru (白黒つける – Determining Clearly)
Shirokuro Tsukeru 白黒つける Sometimes you will have a situation where you need to determine whether something is right or wrong,
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Interesting Riddles Part 2
Interesting Riddles Part 2 面白いなぞなぞ Part 2 Today I will give you two famous/interesting Japanese nazonazo (なぞなぞ – “Riddle”). 今日は、二つのなぞなぞを出します。
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Mochihada (餅肌 – Velvety Skin)
Mochihada 餅肌 My skins have been rough lately. 私は最近、肌が荒れています。 Because of this, when I say a person who has ‘mochihada‘
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Shira wo Kiru (しらを切る – Playing Innocent)
Shira wo Kiru しらを切る Have you ever pretended you don’t know something, even though you know it? 何かを知っているのに、知らないふりをしたことはありますか？ Such an
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Hanami Dango (花見団子)
Hanami Dango 花見団子 Japanese people often eat 団子 (dango – dumpling) while 花見 (hanami – cherry blossom viewing). 日本人は花見の際、よく団子を食べます。 This
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Celebration of Longevity
There are some special age in Japan, and we celebrate the birthday of the year in different ways from usual.
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The Color of Death
Today, I learned about colors that symbolize “death” for each country. 死の色 In many countries, such as the US, Europe,
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Traffic Light Color
Traffic light colors are based on universal standard. According to the International Commission on Illumination (CIE), colors that can be
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