Learn Japanese How do you say “Hello” or “Hi” in Japanese?
When you start learning Japanese, you might first want to know how to say “Hello” in Japanese. “Hello” in Japanese can b...
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Learn Japanese How do you say “I’m hungry” in Japanese? The meaning of “おなかすいた(お腹空いた)Onaka Suita” and how to use it
There are lots of restaurants and cafes in Japan. When you go out with your Japanese friends, sometimes you may want to ...
Learn Japanese How do you say Delicious in Japanese? What does “おいしいOishii” mean, and How to use.
We had lots of delicious food in Japan. If you are a food lover, Japan is the right place to be. In Japanese, “delicious...
Blog The Life without Internet: We Cancelled Home Internet with Bell Canada
Last month, we cancelled the contract of the internet for our apartment in Montreal with one of the major telecommunicat...
Poetry My favourite photo on the wall
My favourite photo on the wall
which makes me smile every time I look up at it,
where we never get old anymore.
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Poetry A night in “Insomnia”
If cannot sleep,
Go to "insomnia"
which is in the middle of the slope.
He will ask,
What do you wanna drink?
I will...
Haiku A winter draft – a Haiku
A winter draft
Shakes window glasses
Shining snow
すきま風 ゆらして鳴る戸 雪あかり
Tanka insomnia snow不眠の雪 – a Tanka Poem
silent night
counting my solitude
quiet and busy
over the windowsill
piling up insomnia snow
しんしんと 更ける夜半に 目を覚...
Learn Japanese 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...
Learn Japanese 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...
Learn Japanese 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...
Learn Japanese 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...
Learn Japanese 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.
Learn Japanese 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’.
T...
Poetry A library
a pond of imagination
the silence of paging
the smell of ink.
Learn Japanese 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...
Learn Japanese 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...