CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Oct 04, 2016Jan 06, 2024 1970s, brains, empty, etymology, expression, green pepper, insult, Japanese, phrases, pīman Atama ga Piman (Your Head is a Green Pepper) Atama ga Piman 頭がピーマン Today, I will talk about the Japanese insult “atama ga piman,” whose literal meaning is “your Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Oct 03, 2016Jan 06, 2024 carefully, cautiously, confirming, English proverb, fail, irony, Japanese proverb, safe conditions, similar meaning, stone bridge Ishibashi wo Tataite Wataru Today, I will talk about the Japanese proverb “ishibashi wo tataite wataru.” 石橋を叩いて渡る The literal meanings is “to cross a Read More
ClimateCultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Oct 02, 2016Jan 06, 2024 air conditioner, chilled, cool, hieru, kanji, paper fan, refrigerator, rice, sameru, temperature Hieru” and “Sameru Today, I will talk about the similar Japanese words “hieru” and “sameru”. 「冷える」と「冷める」 Both of them use the same kanji Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Oct 01, 2016Jan 06, 2024 Chinese medicine, Edo period, give up, Japanese idiom, medicine, pharmaceutical, saji o nageru, senryu, spoon, treatment Saji o Nageru (Throw a Spoon) Saji o Nageru 匙を投げる Today, I will talk about the Japanese idiom “saji o nageru.” 今日は日本の慣用句「匙を投げる」を紹介します。 The literal meaning is Read More