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1. Everyone will be saying this to you if you are about to start a new job, compete in a sporting event, sit an exam or do anything else where you need to do your best and not give up - which is what this word means.
2. This might be an appropriate response when you hear, for example, that taxes have been raised even though the government had promised that they wouldn't be. The meaning is 'just as we expected/afterall'.
3. This is what a dutiful Japanese housewife might have to do a lot if she lives with a domineering mother-in-law! It means to be patient, to tolerate and endure.
4. Still with our dutiful housewife...if people were to say that she is 'otonashii' what would they mean?
5. This is a very useful word which expresses a positive feeling of nostalgia when, for example, you visit your old school or find some old photos of your childhood.
6. Which of these words can be translated as 'mind', 'heart' or 'spirit' - and encompasses all three?
7. If you introduced someone as your 'dokyusei' in Japanese, how might you introduce them in English?
8. Here's a word which I wish we had because I wish our restaurants and cafes had the item it describes! What do you call the damp cloth which the waiter or waitress gives you when you first sit down at your table? It comes hot in winter and cool in summer and is used for wiping your face and hands before you eat.
9. Japanese brings together 'noisy', 'annoying' and 'persistent' into one convenient adjective. It's a great word to describe someone who nags! And if someone snaps it at you it means 'shut up!'. The word is...
10. The last question is about a word that may have been one of the first Japanese words you learned. It means fine/well/healthy but unlike these English equivalents it can also have the sense of being high-spirited and lively. It is a good word to describe energetic children. When you greet someone they will often ask you if you are...
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