There are many meanings associated with “mottainai” in Japanese that go far beyond the dictionary definition. Today I’d like to talk about both its basic meaning, as well as the larger significance that it carries into the culture of Japan. … Read more
There are few words more common and useful than よかった when speaking or listening to Japanese. What does yokatta mean? I’m going to answer this exact question in the sections below. The secret to understanding this word is knowing that … Read more
Sorry for the delay on today’s post. I’m running a little behind. You might even say I’m late. Of course, I’m saying all of this because it ties in with our topic and what we’re going to be covering in … Read more
Things don’t always go the way you expect them to. Sometimes bad things happen and items get smashed. If you drop something important and it shatters, you might want to know how to tell someone. What is break in Japanese? … Read more
Space: the final frontier. What secrets lay out there waiting for someone to discover them? The answer to that is beyond the scope of this post, so instead I will answer a different question: What is universe in Japanese? In … Read more