Driving a nail into something not yet seen

The picture Something that has not happened yet is hung on the wall, and a nail is driven in to hold it there. きっと nails it down; たぶん only tips the scale to one side.

Adverbs and sound words

もう mou How one Japanese word means both "already" and "no longer" Japanese

まだ mada The word of someone still standing before the line Japanese

すぐ sugu Time, distance and temper under one word: no gap Japanese

ちょっと chotto A word you hold between two fingers Japanese 5 uses

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