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fireworks
OtherPosted onJuly 31, 2020November 25, 2022

Fireworks across Japan: Japanese News Summary

News Summary This year the 2020 Summer Olympics was scheduled to take place in Tokyo Japan between July 24 to August 9. Because of…

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Salt Lemon flavor Japanese Kit-Kats for Summer 2020
OtherPosted onJuly 28, 2020November 25, 2022

キットカット – Japanese Kit-Kats for Summer 2020

Japan has many different Kit-Kat flavors. Many are year round but some are only seasonal or around for a limited time. Here are 4…

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Sakura Mochi Japanese limited Kit Kat flavor
OtherPosted onJuly 24, 2020November 25, 2022

キットカット – Limited Time Japanese Kit Kats for Early Spring

There are several different limited time Japanese Kit Kats. These flavors are mostly spring flavors you would have in the spring. 桜餅味:Sakura Mochi 桜日本酒:Sakura…

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OtherPosted onJuly 22, 2020February 24, 2024

夏のフルーツ – Japanese Summer Fruits

There are many different Japanese summer fruits. For example, apricots, figs, cherries, watermelon, yuzu, plums and peaches. Here is when they are in season…

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Japanese Summer Vegetables
VocabularyPosted onJuly 21, 2020February 24, 2024

夏の野菜 – Japanese Summer Vegetables

Japanese summer vegetables include soybeans, pumpkin, cucumbers, and others. If you want to know when they are in season in Japan and some recipes…

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GrammarPosted onJuly 19, 2020November 25, 2022

上げる・くれる – Ageru and Kureru: Giving in Japanese

Ageru and kureru both mean to give. The only difference is which word you choose depends on who is the giver and who is…

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GrammarPosted onJuly 17, 2020November 25, 2022

相 vs 時制 – Difference between Aspect in Japanese and Tense in English

English verbs use what is called tense (時制、じせい) to tell you if an action happened in the past, present, or future.  Japanese verbs use…

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VocabularyPosted onJuly 12, 2020November 25, 2022

どうぞ – The Meaning of Dozo in Japanese is ‘Go for it’

The meaning of ‘dozo’ in Japanese is ‘go for it’. Or at least that is the one meaning that seems to sum it up…

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VocabularyPosted onJuly 10, 2020March 31, 2023

どうも – The Japanese meaning of Domo: Thanks, Greetings, and much more

The Japanese meaning of どうも(domo、) is,  thank you, hello, goodbye, somehow, in some way, very, and so on. This is a very common Japanese word…

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OtherPosted onJuly 10, 2020March 31, 2023

How to type small tsu っ

You don’t need a special Japanese keyboard to type in Japanese! You can type small tsu on a keyboard after you install Microsoft IME…

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