If you were to ask Google Translate how to say “I love you.” in Japanese, it will give you the word Aishiteru or at least a form of it. However, I think that if you’ve watched and, more importantly, listened to a bunch of Japanese media whether that be anime, tokusatsu, video games etc., you’re far more likely to be familiar with another term, Daisuki. So infrequently have I heard Aishiteru that I thought to look deeper into its use and soon discovered that this word contains a surprising amount of power, so much so that some people will tell… The post The Surprising Power Of The Word Aishiteru appeared first on Immortallium's Blog.
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