2019-11

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How to say ‘See you again’ or ‘Goodbye’ in Japanese? and What does ‘Sayonara’ mean?

In some Japanese phrasebooks “Sayonara” is introduced as ‘Good-bye’. It is not wrong, but Sayonara is not really an ever...
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How do you say ‘Sorry I don’t understand Japanese’ in Japanese?

There are not many Japanese people who can speak English in Japan. So when you are in Japan, you are likely to be talked...
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What does ‘Sugoi すごい’ mean?— Pronunciation and How to Use it

‘Sugoi すごい’ is another killer Japanese word which is used in everyday conversation. Its meaning can be quite varied, and...
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How do you say ‘Thank You’ in Japanese? — Meaning of ‘Arigatouありがとう’ and Pronunciation

You may have heard of this phrase, "ありがとうArigatou" which means “Thank you”. It is one of the most important phrases.
Blogging and Marketing

Why should we try Audio Content as an Online Marketer and how to create and provide your audio content

I have been blogging for years in Japanese, which is my primary language. Japanese is not the major language in the Inte...
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How do you say ‘I want to kiss you’ in Japanese?

I am not sure how often you have to get verbal permission to kiss somebody, but it is good to remember this phrase.
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What does ‘Onegaishimasu おねがいします’ mean?— when do we use it?

We talked about ‘おねがいします Onegaishimasu’ last time with it meaning ‘please’, but its meanings are not only ‘please’. This...
Poetry

A library

a pond of imagination the silence of paging the smell of ink.
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What is the difference amongst 3 styles of Kanji, Japanese, simplified and traditional Chinese?

The world of Kanji is profound and distinctive as symbolic characters. That may be a reason why you are interested in le...
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What does ‘Chottoちょっと’ mean?— Pronunciation and How to Use it

‘Chottoちょっと’ is one of the strangest Japanese words. You must remember it because Japanese people use it every day and i...
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What does ‘Daijoubuだいじょうぶ’ mean? — Pronunciation and How to Use it

A couple of months ago I watched a TV series called “Tin Star” on Amazon Prime. It is a British-Canadian crime drama wit...
Blog

Creative Writing Changed My Life

I started writing creative pieces in Japanese in 2018. Before that, I was working as a writer. I wrote lots of articles ...
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How do you say ‘Please’ in Japanese? — Meaning of ‘Onegaishimasu’ and Pronunciation

Japanese people are very polite, so when you want to ask or order something, you may want to say, “(something), please”....
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Learning Languages: Can you Write What you are capable to Read?

I love learning languages and I have tried learning many languages. No matter which language it is, learning it can be d...
Blogging and Marketing

The Reason why I moved my blog from Blogger to WordPress, and about Permalinks

I have been blogging in English since March of 2019 on Blogger which is a blogging platform provided by Google. I like B...
Poetry

A body in the well

I looked down in the well Where I cannot see the bottom Where you are sleeping
Haiku

the Essence of Haiku poetry and my favourite Japanese Haiku poems

I love writing Haiku poetry in English, though I had never tried to write Haiku poems in Japanese before. Since I got an...
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An Individual Box – writing prompt: A Box

I didn't know who had bought it, but there was a book written by a famous Japanese actress on my bookshelf when I was li...