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Before concluding my talk,/let me share with you/a couple of Japanese words/which I find really interesting.//
Imagine that you are strolling in a park/on a bright summer day.//
You breathe in the fresh air;/you are looking up at the trees;/you see the sunlight/filtering through the leaves.//
How do you describe this kind of sunlight?//
Komorebi.//
I find this fascinating.//
I buy lots of books.//
People ask,/“Have you read all those books?”//
Of course not!//
I often leave books unread.//
I just pile them up/without reading them.//
Japanese has a word/to describe this kind of “reading”:/tsundoku !//
I love it.//
As speakers of Japanese,/you may not find these words unique.//
Yet,/non-native speakers of Japanese/often find them unique to Japan.//
Learning English/is not just about words and rules.//
It can allow us/to see the world in different ways.//
Lastly,/may I give you a small piece of advice?//
Translation is sometimes used/to make sure you have understood/the English text you are reading,/but remember/that there might be something lost in translation.//
Before concluding my talk,/