CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 05, 2016Jan 06, 2024 adjective, beauty, flowers, hana mo hajirau, Japanese, maiden, otome, otoshigoro, shy, young woman Hana mo Hajirau (Even Flowers Get Shy) Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese adjective “hana mo hajirau.” 花も恥じらう This is used to describe that a Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Sep 04, 2016Jan 06, 2024 beard, false mustache, hair, hige, Japanese, kanji, mustache, samurai, sideburn, word Hige Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “hige.” ひげ Hige means human’s (especially man’s) hair that grows above his Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 03, 2016Jan 06, 2024 arigatashi, dialect, etymology, Japan, Kansai, Kanto, maido, ookini, region, thank you Ookini Today, I come back to the Kanto region from the Kansai region. おおきに In western Japan (Kansai), it’s natural but Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Sep 02, 2016Jan 06, 2024 bumpy, conversation, dry, hard, Japanese language, moisture, onomatopoeia, rough, soft, touch Onomatopoeia Related To Touch The Japanese language has less syllable than that many other languages have, but has a plenty of onomatopoeia, which are Read More
CultureDiaryScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2016Jan 06, 2024 ac domain, academic conference, academic website, Ascension Island, birthday, British, mentor, research presentation, self-present, Wakayama Prefecture An Academic Conference and My Birthday Today, I came to Wakayama Prefecture to participate in an academic conference and perform my research presentation. 学会と誕生日 The presentation Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 31, 2016Jan 06, 2024 folk songs, Japanese word, kanji, nursery rhymes, praise, sing, tanka, traditional Japanese songs, utau, waka Utau Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “utau,” which has several different kanji. うたう “Utau” is normally written as Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 30, 2016Jan 06, 2024 etymology, idiom, Japanese, language, meanings, misunderstood, phrase, proverb, shikii ga takai, threshold Shikii ga Takai (The Threshold is High) Shikii ga Takai 敷居が高い Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “shikii ga takai,” which seems to be misunderstood Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 29, 2016Jan 06, 2024 bow head, despair, embarrassment, expressions, grief, Japanese, literal meaning, look up, opposite, sadness Expressions of Sadness Today, a really sad thing happened to me. 悲しみの表現 Hence I will talk about two Japanese expressions of sadness. 今日は、とてもとても悲しいことがありました。 Read More
CultureDiaryEducationEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 28, 2016Jan 06, 2024 digression, exam, Japanese language, JLPT, kanwa kyudai, mistake, N2, native Japanese, proverb, study Japanese Language Proficiency Test and The Japanese Language Examination Today, I tried to solve exam problems of Japanese language on the Internet. 日本語能力試験と日本語検定 However, I made one mistake among Read More