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Author Message   Anonymous Posted on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 11:15 pm:    Hey all, I've come across a phrase I can't find in dictionaries： しつけひとつ Looking around, I see it used as litteraly "one part of upbringing" (i.e., 子供のしつけひとつできない人 or something), but it also seems to mean "potty training" or "housebreaking" for pets. I the text I have it would make sense as "toilet" or "bathroom." Can anyone help me out and clarify? Thanks   Anonymous 2 Posted on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 11:28 pm:    "Shitsuke hitotsu" is not a phrase but two separate words. Shitsuke is discipline (training of children or pets) Hitsotsu means "one" Shitsuke hitotsu dekinai hito is a person who is unable to give adequate training to the child or pet.   Anonymous Posted on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 11:38 pm:    Yeah, I had figured out that much. What I really need to know is if there are other meanings not in the dictionary maybe? Like hosebreaking/potty training (makes sense for "one part of upbringing" to be a euphamism for that), or possibly toilet. Thanks