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Conversation without ” you ” is possible in Japanese
Is it possible to spend a day without saying " you " ? I guess it's very hard in English conversati…
  • Japanese Language
eshaku
Japanese people do not bow so often. Instead, we do eshaku.
Bowing is one of the most typical Japanese behaviors. ( In this post, I do not mention bowings in s…
  • Social Concepts
ボーイッシュな女性
Though too many 1st person pronouns ( such as watashi ) , you may use only one
Do you know how many 1st person pronouns are there in Japanese? I have looked it up, and the answer…
  • Japanese Language
cooking couple
What is the difference yome, tsuma and okusan?（which all mean ” wife”）
Yome（よめ・嫁）, tsuma（つま・妻）and okusan（おくさん・奥さん）all mean wife. What is the differe…
  • Japanese Language
parting couple
Otsukaresama and derivations so versatile but can be rude.
What do you think is the most frequently used greeting in Japan? In my opinion, it is otsukaresama…
  • Japanese Language
family
Konbanwa is not used often. Maybe least frequent among greetings.
Konbanwa（こんばんは） is a Japanese greeting word used in the evening and at night. ...
  • Japanese Language
greetings
kon’nichiwa is not common among friends. Do you know a rule?
Kon'nichiwa (こんにちは) is a very well-known Japanese greeting. ...
  • Japanese Language
parting couple
( Too many ) Japanese phrases meaning good-bye casual to polite
While making this post, I was surprised at how many good-bye phrases I use. ...
  • Japanese Language
parting couple
Good bye＝sayonara? … not really
A lot of non-Japanse people know "Good bye" in Japanese is "sayonara." ...
  • Japanese Language
a female seisei
This is how I ( do not ) use “sensei”
Now Sensei is a well known Japanese word. ...
  • Japanese Language

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