6th June – 水無月 本音と建前: 本音 (Honne) means honest and real meaning that the person says, on the other hand, 建前 (Tatemae) is the public face that the person who talks does not truly mean the words. Many countries have its own way of 本音と建前, however Japanese use this quite often – and many ofContinue reading “本音と建前 (Honne to Tatemae) – real meaning and public face”
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日本のことわざ (Nihon No Kotowaza) – Japanese Proverbs: Positive
5th June – 水無月 Kotowaza – as you might have known from blogs before, is the sentence of knowledge and lessons from the past. Today’s blog is about positive proverbs that might help people, in order to overcome hard time of life. 雲の上はいつも晴れ (Kumo no Ue wa Itsumo Hare) English: Upper sky is always sunnyContinue reading “日本のことわざ (Nihon No Kotowaza) – Japanese Proverbs: Positive”
衣替え (Koromo Gae) – Changing clothes
1st June – 水無月 Minazuki 衣替え (Koromo gae): When the season changes, change the clothing accordingly. Generally, 1st June is the day most department stores and clothing shops change the display clothes to summer style. Summer clothes are sold around June till the end of September, then Winter clothes are sold during October and inContinue reading “衣替え (Koromo Gae) – Changing clothes”
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