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Traditional 伝統的【でんとうてき】 Japanese Lesson #66

サカモトは日本にほん伝統的でんとうてきおどり「盆踊ぼんおどり」をおどれない。完全かんぜんひらなおっている。

Sakamoto can’t do Japan’s traditional dance “Bon Odori”. He doesn’t even care anymore.

 

Vocab Breakdown

日本(にほん):Japan

伝統的(でんとうてき): traditional

踊り(おどり):dance

盆踊り(ぼんおどり): Bon Odori: a traditional dance you often see during summer in Japan

踊る(おどる):to dance

完全に(かんぜんに)completely

開き直る(ひらきなおる):A little difficult to translate, but it means like to stop caring about something and just do what you want. Kind of like rebelling against something or saying, ” ah screw it…”

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