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Pillar - The 1,300 Year-Old Counter Word

A pair of glasses, pants, trousers and scissors… In this context, the word “pair” is a sort of counter word in English. Do you know the counter word for these nouns in Japanese? Answer => They are counted with the word 本 (hon) [although 挺

The Art of Translation - No to Translate!

A big question in #translations - who are “you”? Who do we mean when we use the word “you” in Japanese? The right answer in the world of commercial Japanese translations would be “the person the author wishes to speak to”, namely the targe

Translation Comes in Many Different Forms

Today is #InternationalDayofTranslation! But #translation comes in many different forms 🌈. Some are worth celebrating and some are not. Just look at all the different compounds that can be made using the Japanese word for translation (訳) a