CultureDiaryEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 09, 2016Jan 06, 2024 600th post, ancestors, Bon holidays, Bon Odori, dancing, entertainment, festivals, graves, spiritual, writing The 600th Post This is my 600th post. 600回目の投稿 Although there were some dangerous days, I managed to continue to write English without Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 08, 2016Jan 06, 2024 akiraka, disgrace, emphasizing, Japanese, lie, obvious, phrase, red, shame, stranger Aka no Tanin (A Complete Stranger) Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “aka no tanin.” 赤の他人 “Aka” means “red,” “tanin” means “a stranger,” and Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Aug 07, 2016Jan 06, 2024 Amsterdam, biting medals, gold medal, Japan, medalists, Olympics, prohibited, Stockholm, track and field, trivia Olympic Trivia in Japan Rio Olympic Games began yesterday. 日本におけるオリンピックの雑学 Today, I’d like to talk about some Olympic trivia related to Japan. 昨日、リオオリンピックが始まりました。 In Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyGamingIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 06, 2016Jan 06, 2024 chances, dice, etymology, gambling, idiom, Japanese, kanji, outcome, phrase, theories Ichi ka Bachi ka (One or Eight) Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese idiom “ichi ka bachi ka.” 一か八か “Ichi” means “one,” “ka” means “or,” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 05, 2016Jan 06, 2024 cat's tongue, eating habits, etymology, habit change, hot food, human tongue, Japanese word, nekojita, temperature sensitivity, tongue sensitivity Nekojita (Cat’s Tongue) Nekojita 猫舌 Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “nekojita” (cat’s tongue). 今日は、猫舌という日本語を紹介します。 Nekojita means people who can’t eat Read More
CultureDiaryFoodScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 04, 2016Jan 06, 2024 delicious food, end-of-event party, exhausted, good night, graduation works, Poster Presentation, preparation, relieved, unfinished studies, university teacher A Poster Presentation Event Today, I prepared for a poster presentation event of students for the first time ever since I became a university Read More
CultureEssayFoodHistoryUncorrected Toru Aug 03, 2016Jan 06, 2024 Edmund McIlhenny, hot sauce, Italian cuisine, oak barrels, oysters, pasta, pizza, seasoning, Tabasco sauce Tabasco Sauce Tabasco sauce is a pungent seasoning that is made from a Mexican pepper called Chile Tabasco. タバスコ It is often Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 02, 2016Jan 06, 2024 alcohol, Chinese story, dasoku, etymology, feet, festival, Japanese, snake, superfluous, unnecessary Dasoku Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “dasoku.” 蛇足 “Da” means “snake,” “soku” means “feet,” and “dasoku” expresses “superfluous Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 01, 2016Jan 06, 2024 botamochi, Japanese cake, ohagi, rice cake, season, sweet bean paste, tana kara botamochi, tanabota, theory, traditional Botamochi Today, I will talk about a traditional Japanese cake called botamochi. ぼたもち Botamochi is a rice cake wrapped in sweet Read More