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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-1. A Hidden Martial Art

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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   1. A Hidden Martial Art It was an extremely hot day in 2007. I was taking a nap on the carpet in my house. I felt my life was being threatened by a presence in the room. It seemed that something had stealthily entered. I strained my ears trying to hear what was making the noise.  I slowly opened my eyes, turned my face to the right and then I saw him. Then, I jumped up from the couch and rushed to the kitchen to find a weapon. The first thing I grabbed was a pair of chopsticks.   After a hard battle, I finally won a victory over my enemy. I picked him up with my chopsticks and chucked him out of the house. The enemy I fought was a giant cen...