Some nouns are almost always used with O or GO. OCHA (tea) and OBÂSAN (Grandma, a grandmother, an old woman), in this lesson, are among them. On the other hand, some nouns never take O or GO.

Here’s the one decorating move from Grandma’s house we hope never comes back: the no-touch, special-occasion-only room. I have fond memories of weekends spent with my cousins at my grandparents’ home.