壁ドン（Romantically Hit the Wall…）
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| Have you ever watched an Anime or a Japanese Drama and witnessed a scene where (usually) a man traps a lady against the wall by stretching out his arm?…
Let us honour our food and … hug?
| Like almost every language, Japanese has some funny and interesting word puzzles. Here are two examples for the more advanced Japanese language students. Can you find the solution? 通(とお)り時(とき)に閉(し)まって、通(とお)らない時(とき)に開(あ)いている物(もの)は何(なに)？…
花見
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Studying – The 気to Success
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Exciting Literature
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Onomatopoeia – How to “Sound” More Japanese
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数字世界へようこそ – Welcome to the World of Numbers
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Are you a carrot?
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Jorean…? or rather Karanese…?
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Let’s Chat – the Japanese Way ^^
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