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The real meaning of “okaerinasai”, the Japanese phrase used when someone comes home, are words that make you happy.
If you are learning Japanese, you may know of an expression used when someone comes home. The person who returns says tadaima (Im home), while the person who welcomes you home says okaerinasai ...
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The incomprehensible Japanese used by Japanese who cannot say “No”
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Difficult Japanese. How do you describe the end of a flower’s life?