#Japanese Minokichi is talkative! https://eribosot.blogspot.com/2025/04/jsll-51-yuki-onna-part-16.html

主人公がとてもよかったです。 Shujinkou ga totemo yokatta desu. I loved the main character. #movies #films in #Japanese. #languages. #JapaneseLessons: https://thelanguagegarage.com/movies-in-japanese/

春なので幸せです。 Haru nanode shiawase desu. I’m happy because it’s spring. #spring #springtime in #Japanese #日本語 #languages. #LearnJapanese here: https://thelanguagegarage.com/spring-in-japanese/

間 (ma) “emptiness, space, interval”

"I told Miyazaki I love the “gratuitous motion” in his films; instead of every movement being dictated by the story, sometimes people will just sit for a moment, or they will sigh, or look in a running stream, or do something extra, not to advance the story but only to give the sense of time and place and who they are.

“We have a word for that in Japanese,” he said. “It’s called ma. Emptiness. It’s there intentionally.”

#Japanese
#Miyazaki

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However, the strong #Japanese #yen may ease some of #BoJ's concerns about rising upside risks to #inflation – chart @ING_Economics

テンポがよくてわくわくしました。 Tenpo ga yokute wakuwaku shimashita. It was very fast-paced and exciting. #movies #films in #Japanese. #languages. #JapaneseLessons: https://thelanguagegarage.com/movies-in-japanese/

#Japanese A sideways glance sparks a memory. https://eribosot.blogspot.com/2025/04/jsll-50-yuki-onna-part-15.html

https://www.alojapan.com/1242370/americans-love-visiting-japan-locals-just-wish-theyd-stop-doing-these-8-things/ Americans love visiting Japan. Locals just wish they’d stop doing these 8 things #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news Americans have a certain fascination with Japan, and who can blame us? It’s a place full of intriguing culture, delicious cuisine, and awe-inspiring landscapes. We pack our bags, hop on a plane, and venture into the land of the rising sun with wide-eyed enthusiasm. But while we’re busy immersing ourselves in t…

幸せです。Shiawase desu. I am happy. #spring #springtime in #spring #springtime in #Japanese #日本語 #languages. #LearnJapanese here: https://thelanguagegarage.com/spring-in-japanese/

筋立てがユニークでした。 Sujidate ga yuniiku deshita. The plot was original. #movies #films in #Japanese. #languages. #JapaneseLessons: https://thelanguagegarage.com/movies-in-japanese/

#Japanese Married... with children. https://eribosot.blogspot.com/2025/04/jsll-49-yuki-onna-part-14.html

時間を進めます。 Jikan o susumemasu. We turn the clocks ahead. (Not observed in Japan.) #spring #springtime in #Japanese #日本語 #languages. #LearnJapanese here: https://thelanguagegarage.com/spring-in-japanese/

演技がとてもよかったです。 Engi ga totemo yokatta desu. The acting was really good. #movies #films in #Japanese. #languages. #JapaneseLessons: https://thelanguagegarage.com/movies-in-japanese/

#Japanese A year passes. https://eribosot.blogspot.com/2025/04/jsll-48-yuki-onna-part-13.html

日が沈むのが遅くなります。 Hi ga shizumuno ga osoku narimasu. The sun sets later. #spring #springtime in #Japanese #日本語 #languages. #LearnJapanese here: https://thelanguagegarage.com/spring-in-japanese/

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花が咲きます。 Hana ga saiteimasu. The flowers are blooming. #spring #springtime in #Japanese #日本語 #languages. #LearnJapanese here: https://thelanguagegarage.com/spring-in-japanese/

Now reading:

道草
(みちくさ, Grass on the Wayside)
1915

by

夏目漱石
(なつめ そうせき, Natsume Sōseki)

#Japanese Fatality! https://eribosot.blogspot.com/2025/04/jsll-47-yuki-onna-part-12.html

#Japanese Silence is the price you pay for help. https://eribosot.blogspot.com/2025/04/jsll-46-yuki-onna-part-11.html