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#you could say hot spring but that doesn't cover the fact it's a resort/spa area
nordic-language-love
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english has a perfectly good word for shinkansen (bullet train) and yet no english speakers here seem to use it they literally all just say shinkansen
#there are a lot of words where we do actually have an english word but most people use the japanese word
#but there are subtle differences between the english and the japanese so it makes sense
#like genkan
#you could translate that as an entry way or an entrance hall
#but entry way could be inside or outside and entrance hall suggests a separate room
#whereas genkan is specifically the area in a building where you take your shoes off
#it's rarely a separate room it's usually just a small area
#and then there's onigiri
#you could say rice balls but that suggests they're spherical and they're not
#onsen is another one
#you could say hot spring but that doesn't cover the fact it's a resort/spa area
#but shinkansen... it's a bullet train. that's what we call it in english. there's no small differences
#i guess bc (a) shinkansen is easier to say and (b) no english signs here say bullet train they all say shinkansen
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