July 13, 2010 in Business related, Japanese manners, Practical
「あなたの特技はなんですか？」
=Anata no tokugi wa nan desu ka?
=So what are you good at?
!ase! 「ええと..、犬の散歩です。」
=Eeto…, inu no sanpo desu.
=Well… walking dogs.
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January 25, 2010 in Formal Japanese, Japanese manners
「不器用だけど、あなたのことを思いながらこの鶴を折りました。」
(=Bukiyou dakedo, anata no koto wo omoi nagara kono tsuru wo orimashita.)
“I am clumsy but I folded this paper crane thinking of you!”
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October 15, 2009 in Japanese culture, Japanese manners
「お土産，皆さんでどうぞ！」(=Omiyage、 minasan de douzo!)
“Here’s a souvenir (gift) for everyone!”
（ん？大統領からのお土産？）(=N? Daitouryou kara no omiyage?)
(“What? Is it a gift from the President?”)
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August 31, 2009 in Japanese manners, useful phrases
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