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Your Legs Died Ten Minutes Ago. They Told You to Stop Kneeling at Minute Two.

Name: Your Legs Died Ten Minutes Ago. They Told You to Stop Kneeling at Minute Two.
Uploaded: 2026-08-24T22:25:19Z
Duration: 24 s
Description: Learn to say どうぞ、足を崩してください (dōzo, ashi o kuzushite kudasai) — Please, sit however's comfortable. You don't have to kneel.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

To say Please, sit however's comfortable. You don't have to kneel. in Japanese, say どうぞ、足を崩してください (dōzo, ashi o kuzushite kudasai).

Ten minutes on a tatami floor and your legs are gone. You were released back at minute two and nodded straight through it.

どうぞ、足を崩してください dōzo, ashi o kuzushite kudasai Please, sit however's comfortable. You don't have to kneel.

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どうぞ、足を崩してください。 dōzo, ashi o kuzushite kudasai. Please, sit however's comfortable. You don't have to kneel.
ありがとうございます。 arigatō gozaimasu. Thank you.

Kanji in this phrase

足を崩して: あしをくずして
崩して: くずして

Why this phrase

In a tatami room, kneeling is the polite opening posture, not a life sentence. The staff say 「どうぞ、足を崩してください」, which means sit however's comfortable, you can stop kneeling. Most visitors only catch どうぞ, smile, and keep suffering. One takeaway: hear 崩して and you're free. The right reply is ありがとうございます, not a repeat of their line.