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Who should pay it?

Today was the second day of our "o-henro" pilgrimage tour. We visited twenty-three temples in Tokushima prefecture and seven in...
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Mar 24, 2012 01:30
Inukawa

The First Day of Our Pilgrimage

So, now we four are in Shikoku, the fourth largest island in Japan, which is located in the south-western part of our country. Our boss, ...
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Mar 22, 2012 22:23
Inukawa

A Good Holiday

Yesterday was "shunbun no hi" (春分の日) or the Vernal Equinox. It is one of our national holidays. Both the seven days including ...
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Mar 21, 2012 01:58
Inukawa

Heisei Year

There is a general test of kanji ability for Japanese, named "Kanji Kentei" (漢字検定) or "Kanken" (漢検). It's also ca...
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Mar 15, 2012 19:48
Inukawa

"Oishii da."

Langages are living. They are always changing their forms. In Japanese, there are many words which mean "you". Some of them,...
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Mar 13, 2012 22:29
Inukawa

No Title

Yes, one year has passed. Last year, we were working in our cram school on this day. The biggest shakes came three times. I remember we ...
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Mar 11, 2012 18:02
Inukawa

Accepted by the University

Y was one of our students. He was a gentle boy, belonging to a private boys' school, whose voice tones were somewhat strange and whos...
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Mar 11, 2012 16:56
Inukawa

Homophones

As you know, Japanese language has a staggering number of homophones. Maybe you wonder why Japanese people still keep on using kanji, th...
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Mar 6, 2012 23:49
Inukawa

A Plan for the Vacation

"By the way, what's your plan for the coming spring vacation?" One of my coworker asked me. "Nothing special." I...
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Mar 6, 2012 01:13
Inukawa

Doll Festival

Every Japanese knows that March 3rd is the day of "hina-matsuri", 雛祭り, or Day of Doll Festival, and that it's also Girl'...
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Mar 3, 2012 20:58
Inukawa

Red vs. Grey

A friend of mine sent two image files with e-mails to my mobile phone. They were photos of a squirrel living in a park in London. She too...
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Mar 2, 2012 21:44