Soba and ramen. Between them, the Japanese language is full of dark secrets
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Soba and ramen. Between them, the Japanese language is full of dark secrets
Dear Japanese food lovers. Which do you prefer: soba noodles or ramen? Do you know the difference between them? There is a dark secret between the Japanese words soba and ramen that foreigners ...
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The real meaning of “okaerinasai”, the Japanese phrase used when someone comes home, are words that make you happy.
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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?