★おじゃまします★Ojamashimasu★ “Ojamashimasu” literally means, “I will disturb you.”, but it’s a polite expression and typically said when entering someone’s home as a guest.  

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O-bon is one of the Buddhist ceremony for ancestors in Japan. We believe the spirits of our ancestors come back to our home in this period( 8/13-16). These 4 days are not listed as public holidays, but many companies close forO-bon, and spend with family members. We could see Bon-Odori （ぼんおどり）here and there. This is […]

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★がんばって★Ganbatte ★(Hang in there!) みんな にほんごのべんきょう がんばって！

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にほんでは、クロワッサンドーナッツが にんきだそうです。 I heard that croissant doughnut is popular in Japan. たべたい

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★きをつけて★kiotsukete★( Please take care) I think everybody is influenced by the hurricane these past couple of days, shopping for many things, sleepless night at the shelters, etc……… but we cannot do anything with nature. “Shikataganai”(しかたがない/ That’s life. remember this word? I posted it before as a word of the week) I went to the office this […]

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Level 2 class was finished. We went to a restaurant to have a おつかれさま/otsukaresama drink  after the class. Then I found 3 monkeys in front of the restaurant……..wait a minute(ちょっと まって)…….It’s my students!! They are so funny. It’s my pleasure to see you all. “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” “みざる、きかざる、いわざる”

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