Oaiso
Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “Oaiso”. おあいそ “Oaiso” comes from the word “aiso”, which means “an affable
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Learning English and Japanese
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Utsusemi (Cicada Shell)
Today, I will talk about the Japanese “空蝉 (utsusemi).” 今日は、「空蝉（うつせみ）」という日本語を紹介します。 “空” menas “empty,” and “蝉” menas “cicada,” and “空蝉” expresses
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English proofreading
Today is the last day of Japanese long-term holidays, but I was writing my graduation thesis in English as well
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The meaning of “適当（てきとう : tekitou）
Japanese people often use the word “適当(tekitou).” 「適当」の意味 However, this word has very confusing two different meanings. 日本人はよく「適当」という言葉を使います。 That is,
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