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  2. Yaoki - Wikipedia

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    Yaoki refers to the Japanese proverb 七転び八起き (nana korobi ya oki). This proverb means "To get back up again and again, no matter how many times you fail" (literally: "Seven times falling down, eight times risen up").

  3. Gambaranakute mo Ee nen de!! - Wikipedia

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    "Gambaranakute mo Ee nen de!!" ( がんばらなくてもええねんで!!) is the 2nd major single by the Japanese girl idol group S/mileage.It was released in Japan on July 28, 2010 on the label Hachama.

  4. Rag Fair - Wikipedia

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    Nana Korobi ya Oki Falling Down Seven Times and Getting Up Eight Times June 18, 2003 白い天使が降りてくる Shiroi Tenshi ga Orite Kuru A White Angel is Coming Down November 12, 2003 Old Fashioned Love Song April 21, 2004 HANA Flower June 30, 2004 君でなければ Kimi de Nakereba If it isn’t You… September 8, 2004 ハレルヤ

  5. Japanese proverbs - Wikipedia

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    Japanese commonly use proverbs, often citing just the first part of common phrases for brevity. For example, one might say i no naka no kawazu (井の中の蛙, 'a frog in a well') to refer to the proverb i no naka no kawazu, taikai o shirazu (井の中の蛙、大海を知らず, 'a frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean').

  6. Japanese wordplay - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese, each digit/number has at least one native Japanese (), Sino-Japanese (), and English-origin reading.Furthermore, variants of readings may be produced through abbreviation (i.e. rendering ichi as i), consonant voicing (i.e sa as za; see Dakuten and handakuten), gemination (i.e. roku as rokku; see sokuon), vowel lengthening (i.e. ni as nii; see chōonpu), or the insertion of the ...

  7. Japanese writing system - Wikipedia

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    The modern Japanese writing system uses a combination of logographic kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters, and syllabic kana.Kana itself consists of a pair of syllabaries: hiragana, used primarily for native or naturalized Japanese words and grammatical elements; and katakana, used primarily for foreign words and names, loanwords, onomatopoeia, scientific names, and sometimes for emphasis.

  8. The Japanese Letter-Writing Era - Wikipedia

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    This brought higher chances of people writing things such as letters. [1] More people were starting to travel far away from home. These were to carry out certain duties. Because of this letters became a more key source of communication. [1] Another thing that brought the letter-writing period, was the establishment of the Hikyaku Postal

  9. Dot Bikini - Wikipedia

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    "Dot Bikini" (ドットビキニ, "Polka Dot Bikini") is the 10th major single by the Japanese girl idol group S/mileage. It was released in Japan on May 2, 2012, on the label Hachama . The physical CD single debuted at number 6 in the Oricon weekly singles chart.