Nov 21, 2020
On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: Do you have any funny or embarrassing Japanese language mistake stories?
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Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here’s some of the ones that came up on this episode. All information is from Jim Breen's WWWJDIC.
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