Dates in English can be a little complicated (複雑). We write and say dates in different ways and there are also differences between British and American English. In the UK we usually say the day first and then the month.
Dates in English
Explaining Your Culture
At the end of my last post I mentioned some phrases that you can use to introduce Japanese things when you don’t know the right word or can’t find a perfect translation in English. I always tell my students that
Ogres, Demons and Devils
In my last post I said that oni is often translated in English as an ogre, demon or devil. Personally I think that the closest translation is an ogre. An ogre is a monster that appears in Western legends (伝説)
Setsubun
Setsubun can be explained in English as the day before the beginning of Spring in Japan or as a kind of New’s Year’s Eve for the old Lunar New Year (旧正月). It is also sometimes described in English as the