Japanese

I like this Japanese expression: sorosoro そろそろ cannot be translated litteraly, but it means something like “soon”, “gradually”, [...]

Yoroshiku o-negai shimasu よろしくお願いします. Japanese language is full of such “ready-to-use” expressions.

Each of these expressions [...]

Textbooks tell you that “I” or “me” is translated by watashi (私) in Japanese. This is true, but incomplete. There are indeed a lot of words or expressions [...]

The sense of hospitality in Japan is impressive.
When you enter a shop in Japan, you are systematically welcomed with the usual expression: irasshaimase! (いらっしゃいませ), which literally means “come in” [...]

An expression I learned a few weeks after my arrival in Japan is o-tsukare sama desu (お疲れ様です). This literally means “Your honorable tiredness…”, or (a little less literally): “You [...]