2016 – Page 26 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru May 20, 2016Jan 07, 2024 beckoning cat, come here, Europe, gestures, international sales, Japan, maneki neko, palm down, palm up, US

Beckoning Gestures

Today, I will talk about gestures meaning “come here.” 手招きのジェスチャー In Japan, when we want to express “come here,” we Read More

Business Culture Essay History Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru May 19, 2016Jan 07, 2024 barber shops, electric perms, Electricity Outage Day, electricity shortage, Japanese beauty salons

Regular Holidays of Beauty Salons

Japanese beauty salons (and barber shops) are closed every Tuesday in the Kanto region, and every Monday in the other Read More

Culture Essay Etymology European countries Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru May 18, 2016Jan 07, 2024 candy, chewing gum, gamu, gom, gomu, gum, gumi, gummy, loanword, rubber

Gamu (Gum)Gamu (Gum)

Gamu ガムとゴム Today, I will talk about “gamu” and “gomu.” 今日はガムとゴムについて話します。 “Gamu” is an English loanword, and “gomu” is a Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 17, 2016Jan 07, 2024 bamboo, consecutively, Japanese, leaned, phrase, popular, reason, say, tongue twister, unnatural

Takeyabu (Bamboo Fence)

Takeyabu 竹垣 Today, I will talk about a tongue twister that I can’t say. 今日は、私が苦手な早口言葉を紹介します。 “Kono takegaki ni take tatekaketano Read More

Business Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru May 16, 2016Jan 07, 2024 colleagues, congratulations, farewell, greeting, Japanese expression, Otsukaresama desu, phrase, project, work

Otsukaresama Desu

Today, I will talk about an useful Japanese expression “Otsukaresama desu.” お疲れ様です Otsukaresama desu is a phrase that rewards someone Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 15, 2016Jan 07, 2024 adversative passive, communication, expression, imply, inconvenience, intransitive verbs, Japanese, language, passive form, unique

I Was Rained

Today, I will talk about a Japanese unique expression “adversative passive.” 雨に降られる In Japanese, when you suffer inconvenience, you sometimes Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru May 14, 2016Jan 07, 2024 character, conversion, input method editor, Japanese, kanji, noma-sign, odoriji, reading, repeated, voiced sound mark

The Meaning of “々

Today, I will talk about a Japanese sign “odoriji” (the literal meaning is a dancing character). “々” の意味 The “odoriji” Read More

Essay Food Science Uncorrected

Toru May 13, 2016Jan 07, 2024 alcohol, appetite, calories, metabolism, weight gain

Calories of Alcohol

It is said that taking alcohol makes you gain weight, and today I will talk about that. アルコールのカロリー Alcohol is Read More

Culture Essay Food Science Uncorrected

Toru May 12, 2016Jan 07, 2024 adrenaline, calorie consumption, energy, fear, horror movies, metabolism, movies, study, The Shining

Dieting Using Horror Movies

According to a study of University of Westminster, people consume their energies 33% more than usual during watching horror movies. Read More