October 2015 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Oct 31, 2015Jan 07, 2024 anger, anger expression, genial expression, hitting sound, hollow sound, Japanese phrase, kachin to kuru, kochin to kuru, moderate expression, unfamiliar expression

Kachin to kuru” and “Kochin to kuru

There is the Japanese phrase “kachin to kuru,” which expresses anger. 「かちんとくる」と「こちんとくる」 “Kachin” is a hitting sound of hard things. Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Oct 30, 2015Jan 07, 2024 aka, completely, Japanese word, obviously, 真っ赤な嘘, 赤ちゃん, 赤の他人, 赤ん坊, 赤子, 赤字, 赤点

The Meaning of Aka (Red)

The Meaning of Aka 日本語の「赤」の意味 The Japanese word “aka (red) ” has various meanings. 赤という言葉は、様々な意味で使われることがあります。 For example, aka includes meanings Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Oct 29, 2015Jan 07, 2024 board game, Go, ichi-moku oku, phrase, superiority

Ichi-moku Oku

Today, I’d like to explain the phrase “ichi-moku oku (place one stone),” derived from the board game called Go. 一目置く Read More

Culture Essay European countries Food Uncorrected

Toru Oct 28, 2015Jan 07, 2024 bread, calories, Japan, mayonnaise, rice balls, Russia, Russian households

Mayonnaise

I like mayonnaise. マヨネーズ Since mayonnaise is often used as ingredients of rice balls and breads in Japan, I think Read More

Business Culture Essay Food Uncorrected

Toru Oct 27, 2015Jan 07, 2024 alcohol tax, beer, drink, expensive, Japan

Price of Beer

I heard beer is very expensive in Japan. ビールの値段 Roughly, a glass of beer (400 ml) costs 500-600 yen (4-5 Read More

Culture Diary Idiom News Uncorrected

Toru Oct 26, 2015Jan 07, 2024 door, entrance, intercom, lock, lunch, mistake, physical condition, room, scared, shopping, slept, stranger, surprised

Suspicious Individual

Yesterday my physical condition was bad, so I slept after I went shopping and ate lunch. 不審者 Then the intercom Read More

Essay Food Health Science Uncorrected

Toru Oct 25, 2015Jan 07, 2024 aging, arteriosclerosis, calories, cancer, fat, oil of cacao, ordinary chocolates, polyphenols, preserving property, white chocolates

White Chocolate

I like white chocolates, and sometimes eat them, but I heard there is little advantage compared to ordinary chocolates. ホワイトチョコレート Read More

Diary Food Japanese tradition Science Uncorrected

Toru Oct 24, 2015Jan 07, 2024 bands, delicious, frankfurter, lonely, school festival, takoyaki, thesis, university, venue

School Festival

Today, a school festival is being held at my university. 学祭 Although I can hear sounds played by various bands, Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Oct 23, 2015Jan 07, 2024 body temperature, cool sounds, fūrin, hurin, wind chimes

Furin (wind chimes)

Furin 風鈴 Summer in Japan, we often see furin. 日本の夏は、風鈴をよく見かけます。 Furin is called “wind chimes” in English, and it tinkles Read More