One day, when taking a stroll together with my husband in a park, we noticed a group of young people. They were perhaps gathering for some kind of event, maybe a dance performance. Bowing to each other they greeted “Konnichiwa. Onegaishimasu”. We overheard this and began discussing how to make an accurate translation in English. Though at a glance it appeared to be very simple to translate, we quickly realized the meaning went deeper. My husband jokingly said “It sounds like fifty shades of Onegaishimasu”. They said “Hello”, then “Onegaishimasu”. So, we came up with few translations of the second word, which was related to that particular situation: Thank you for being here. Let’s have a good…