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The Phrase "Hitohira No Yuki" in an Example Sentence

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Sachiko, a friend of mine, graduated from a university and joined a Japanese bank about a quarter of a century ago. Based on the bank's ...

Konbini Goodies - Hard-Baked Ottotto with Oat Bran (JPY148)

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I found Hard-baked ottotto with oat bran (product information is available only in Japanese) at an outlet of Lawson, a Japanese convenie...

The Word "Kanchigai" in an Example Sentence

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This is a fictional story based on real events. Tom is an American and was a former coworker of mine. He’d been shy and nice (he’d never b...

Konbini Goodies - Death Mix (JPY 298)

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I found this konbini (convenience store) goody at a 7-Eleven outlet in my neighborhood. It was pricy for a snack, but I bought one becaus...

To Do List - My Findings From Loneliness Report

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I skimmed through a report about loneliness  and listed several things to do:

A Japanese Way of Stopping Husbands from Cheating　旦那の浮気を防止する方法

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Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。 This is a fiction based on real events. Ichiro, a Japanese man, was a government official and was ...

The Word "Koremiyogashi" in an Example Sentence

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This is a fiction based on real events. I hope that this will help you understand the meaning of " koremiyogashi ." 

Copyright Infringed? - Doraemon and Japanese Sweet

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A cute Japanese sweet in the above picture is " Chofu waka ayu  (young sweetfish-shaped mochi sweet)" of  Eirakuya , a Kyoto co...

Is Deciphering a Translator's Job?

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(The translations included in this post are intended only for reference purposes and may include mistranslations. The author of this blog is...

Choose Your Battles - Tora-san, Kamikaze and Karoshi

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I watched a documentary TV program about Kiyoshi Atsumi a few days ago. He was the actor who played " Tora-san ," the protagonist ...

Use of Books

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Keiko went to see her parents a few days ago. They had lunch together and enjoyed talking about various things, e.g., politics, religions, a...