(Illustration by Yukiyo Oda/Stripes Okinawa)

Working from home often gets very frustrating, and, sometimes, hunger fuels the anger. If you think you are stressed out, you might want to ask yourself this phrase.

“Onakaga suite imasuka?”, which means “Are you hungry?”

(“Onaka” – stomach, “Suite imasuka” – Is ... empty/hungry?)

Repeat after me: “Onakaga suite imasuka?”

OK, let’s take some time off and treat ourselves to snack time. See you in the next episode of Speakin’ Japanese!