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君が代 — Japan’s National Anthem

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  “This illustration was created with the assistance of ChatGPT.” 君が代   — Japan’s National Anthem Kimigayo (君が代)   is the national anthem of   Japan . The lyrics come from a classical   waka   poem dating back over 1,000 years to the Heian period. It is one of the shortest national anthems in the world and is written in classical Japanese. 📜 Japanese Lyrics 君が代は 千代に八千代に さざれ石の いわおとなりて こけのむすまで Romanization: Kimi ga yo wa Chiyo ni yachiyo ni Sazare-ishi no Iwao to narite Koke no musu made 🔎 Word & Phrase Breakdown Below is a detailed explanation in the requested format: 君 (きみ / kimi) : you / lord (historically referring to the Emperor) が (が / ga) : possessive particle (“of”) 代 (よ / yo) : reign / era / generation は (は / wa) : topic marker (“as for”) 👉   君が代は (きみがよは / kimi ga yo wa)   : “As for your reign” / “May your reign…” 千代 (ちよ / chiyo) : a thousand generations / a thousand years に (に / ni) : for / through / into (indicating duration) 八千代 (...

Hashijutsu: Episode-2. A Vital Check

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  Hashijutsu Once upon a time, there was a man who founded a new martial art in Japan. This is a story he wrote in 2017. Episode-1. A Hidden Martial Art Episode-2. A Vital Check Episode-3. The Battle With A Fly Episode-4. The Piano Girl Episode-5. Cold Shoulder Episode-6. J.J. Dojo Episode-7. Warm-up exercise 2. A Vital Check I fought against a giant centipede and got injured on my index finger. I had to visit my doctor several times for the follow ups.   One morning, a nurse was taking my vital sign at the doctor’s office, “I'm going to check your blood pressure. Please breathe slowly.” I stretched my right arm and grasped the thumb, “Okay, I will.”  She read the numbers, “Your blood pressure is 180 over 100.” I smiled, “That’s good!”  She smiled back to me, “ I need to check it one more time. Okay, breathe slowly.” I took a deep breath, “How about now?”  She cocked her head, “Now, it's 90 over 60. Something wrong.” I said, “That's good! No problem.” ...