Kanji
時間
what is time (hours)?
かぞく
what is Family?
A holiday celebrated on January first, where people often visit shrines, eat special foods, and receive money from family members
what is Oshogatsu (New Year's)
the director of Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, etc.
who is Hayao Miyazaki
A is B.
what is AはBです?
中国
what is China?
つまらない
what is Boring?
A holiday in Japan where girls give store-bought chocolate to their friends and homemade chocolate to their crushes. It occurs in February.
what is Valentines' Day?
True or False: Christmas in Japan is very similar to America and is celebrated as a family holiday.
False: Christmas in Japan is a couples holiday where people eat KFC and strawberry shortcake
It wasn't cold
what is 寒くなかった?
京都
what is Kyoto?
きせつ
What is Season?
A holiday where families wish happiness and health to young girls celebrated with by placing traditional dolls and offerings on a set of tiered stairs.
what is Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day)?
True or False: in Japan it is considered polite to slurp noodles when eating, as a compliment to the chef
True
I want to go to the bookstore
what is 本屋に行きたい?
毎週
what is Every Week?
よやく
what is Reservation?
A week long holiday in which Showa Day, Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, and Children's Day all occur and many people travel and vacation during this week
what is Golden Week?
A unique Japanese style popular mainly in the 1990s featuring over-the-top makeup and dyed hairstyles in which the girls who participate are called, "gals".
what is Gyaru?
I plan to go to the bookstore
what is 本屋に行くつもりです？
教科書
what is a Textbook?
せんがつ
what is Last Month?
A Japanese star festival based off of the Chinese Qixi Festival, that celebrates deities Orihime and Hikoboshi who are based off of the stars Vega and Altair. The streets get decorated with large, colorful streamers and there are often parades and floats. It is held starting July 7th.
what is Tanabata (Star Festival)?
A Japanese festival in which two babies are held in the arms of sumo wrestlers and compete in a short match in which the first baby to cry is proclaimed the winner.
what is Nakizumo? (Naki Sumo Crying Baby Festival)
I have to go to the bookstore
what is 本屋に行かなければなりません？