Do you like persimmons? We do, but we didn’t know how to pick a ready-to-eat one. In this post, we will share what we learned about persimmons. /
柿は好きですか？私たちは好きですが、そのまま選び方を知りませんでした。この記事では、柿について学んだことを書きます。
The First Dream of the Year / 初夢 (はつゆめ)
In 2021, February 12 is New Year’s Day in the lunar calendar. What are your new hopes and resolutions?
These are three lucky items to see in your first dream of the year.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2021 Originally posted: Jan. 3, 2019
Summer-End Greetings / 残暑見舞い
We exchange Summer-End Greeting cards from the second week of August.
It means “It’s been so hot, and I wonder how you are doing?
Last update: 2/27/2021
A Winter Entertainment / 冬の楽しみ
Some people in the olden days enjoyed going out in the dead of the winter to see fields of dead leaves. Revised: June 24, 2021
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A Happy New Year!: The Beginning-Of-The-Year Greeting / 年頭の挨拶
FOR AND AFTER January First, remember this greeting: “Akemashite omedetoo gozaimasu!”.
Here we discuss its meaning and a couple of words related to it. Last revised: 11/20/20
“A Happy New Year!” The Year-End Greeting / 年末の挨拶
Say “Yoi O-Toshi o! (A Happy New Year!)” when you part with a friend at the end of the year. Last revised: 11/20/20
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The Day of Good Couples / いい夫婦の日
A new informal holiday is often created using a word play. This one uses the Japanese native counting words for 1 and 2, which are “hi” and “hu” respectively.
巷の記念日はよく語呂合わせで作られます。これは、日本の古来の数え方「ひ(1)」「ふ(2)」を使ったものです。Last revised: 2021/6/26
Three Waves of Japanese Investment in Greenville / 日本からグリーンビルへ、投資の三つの波
This is the last of the three articles on the Bon Dance Festival in Greenville, SC.
We suppose they didn’t have the Festival in 2020 due to the pandemic. We were lucky that we saw it in 2019.
これは、グリーンビルのお盆祭りについての三つの記事の最終回です。
2020年のお盆祭りはパンデミックのため行われなかったかもしれません。2019年に見られて幸いでした。
Last revised: January 18, 2021
A Small Obon Festival / 小さなお盆まつり
During the three days of obon, our dear deceased are believed to visit us from “the other world”.
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A Class Observation Day / 参観日
We read a letter that a mother sent to a Japanese newspaper and we smiled. We think it will make you smile, too!
ある母親が日本の新聞に投稿した手紙を読んで笑いました。皆さんもきっと笑うと思います。Revised: 2021/6/26