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I do feel like the average Japanese (even the average Tokyoite) is about as fashionable as the average American (which is to say that we’re all schlubs, the most of us), but this is a very interesting statement: A big reason why Tokyo is more fashionable has to do with the media ...
Therefore, to put it in English, he would say, “He happy.” This sounds perfectly all right to the Chinese ear. In a similar way, if you simply superimpose English grammar onto Chinese words, your statements may become jumbled and difficult to understand. I think this is a good time to...
It’s a nice chapter, with a few delicate portraits of the people they run into. Here’s how he ends things: “You’re Japanese?” she said. “I met a lot of Japanese in Australia. They’re a clever people.” She shook her head sadly. Then she gazed out past the fields, almost...
Boiola is a derogatory expression that we could translate as a sissy or little girl. It comes from a term used in Brazil to call delicate kids and young boys who worked in small theatrical and musical pieces in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ...
“Why would you need to know their name?” you might ask. Well, in Japanese someone’s surname is one of the most natural ways of saying “you” in Japanese. Just today, on the walk in to work from the station, I asked a coworker 田中さんは、この会社長いですか (Tanaka-san wa...
A Japanese sake's standard san-do typically ranges from 0.5 to 3.0. 1.4 to 1.6: Moderate 1.4: Referred to as "tanrei" because its light and delicate taste makes it easy to drink. 1.6: Referred to as "nojun" because of its rich, full-bodied flavor. ...
Japanese: 餃子 (gyōza) Korean: 만두 (mandu) Italian: ravioli German: Knödel Dumplings: A Culinary Journey for All Whether you're savoring the delicate flavors of a steamed soup dumpling or enjoying the hearty comfort of a fried dumpling, the experience is sure to ...
Although plant-based eating has now become an alien concept in most of Japan, the Japanese still say “ita daki mas” before every meal – an expression of gratitude towards the animals and plants whose lives were sacrificed to fill one’s plate. ...
Quick Take:A 季節 (kisetsu) song that highlights the countryside and how the seasons there are superior than in Japanese cities. So obviously the solution is to 帰る (kaeru, go back) to the 故郷 (furusato, home town). Each verse here has a similar structure: list three seasonal weather ...