Shin-chan's entry (12)
Please Pay a Visit Again(また遊びにきてください)
There is a sentence that foreigners have to beware of, in addition to つまらないもの.
Let us suppose that you pay a visit to a Japanese home.
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Trivial Present(つまらないもの)
Suppose, a Japanese person visit to your home.
The person with some calling present might say something like this:
"I bring you ...
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Renunciation of Typhoons(台風の放棄？？)
Renunciation of war is written in the Constitution of Japan.
In Japan, there are some political parties who believe that wars hadn't...
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There isn't The Punch Line(落ちがない)
There wasn't the punch line in my last entry.
I had prepared it, but I hadn't enough time to write.
It is not fun to read if th...
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The Typhoon No.4(台風４号)
The typhoon came on the day before yesterday's night.
Normally, it comes on August or later, but it already came on June this year.
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Hotta-imo-ijiru-na(掘った芋いじるな)
ほったいもいじるな
You might know this sentence, because it is famous in Japan.
I'll make a literal translation of it.
"Don't ...
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Kitchen Garden(家庭菜園)
Kitchen garden is popular in Japan.
In large cities, many people don't have the field of their own.
So, usually they rent a small f...
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Dokudami(ドクダミ)
We can often see this flower in this season at the place which doesn't get a lot of sun.
It blooms a very cute white flower.
Don...
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Japanese Word "さすが"
This entry is an example for how to use "さすが".
I hope this helps you.
お昼休みに友達と散歩した。
友達は何でも良く知っている。
公園の中で鳴いている鳥がいたので、名前を...
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Mammer(作法)
Rice and miso soup are crucial for Japanese food.
I think both are normally placed in a row at one's near side.
Then, the order?
T...
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Take off Ones Clothes(着物を脱ぐ)
ここではきものをぬいでください。
You might see this sentence at the entrance of a building.
Japanese learners, can you understand the meaning of the ...
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Rainy Season(梅雨)
Japan will be in rainy season from now on.
Southern district, like Okinawa, already has been in rainy season.
I don't know the reas...
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