March 2017 – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Mar 22, 2017Jan 06, 2024 autumn, bird, etymology, Japanese white-eye, line up, mejiro oshi, push, scene, tree branch, winter

Mejiro Oshi

Today I will talk about the Japanese term “mejiro oshi.” 目白押し “Mejiro” means “Japanese white-eye,” “oshi” means “to push,” and Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Mar 21, 2017Jan 06, 2024 aesthetic, education, futsutsuka, futsutsuka mono, Heian period, inexperienced, Japanese, sensitive, thick, unromantic

Futsutsuka

Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “futsutsuka.” ふつつか “Futsutsuka” means that someone is inexperienced or insensitive Read More

Climate Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Mar 20, 2017Jan 06, 2024 ancestors, Buddhism, day, graves, higan, March, nature, night, shunbun no hi, Vernal Equinox Day

Shunbun no Hi (Vernal Equinox Day)

Today is Shunbun no Hi. 春分の日 “Shun” means “spring,” “bun” means “split,” “hi” means “day,” and “shunbun no hi” means Read More

Culture Diary Japanese tradition Science Uncorrected

Toru Mar 19, 2017Jan 06, 2024 academic conference, encouragement award, Nagoya, national holiday, Shizuoka, sightseeing, three-day weekends, tired, Tokyo, traffic jam

Close of an Academic Conference

Yesterday, an academic conference that was held in Nagoya city was over. 学会終了 I am very pleased because student’s study Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Mar 18, 2017Jan 06, 2024 busy, dancing, drumming, hurriedly, Japanese term, kiri kiri mai, moving, onomatopoeic, spinning top, ten teko mai

Ten Teko Mai

Today I will talk about the Japanese term “ten teko mai.” てんてこまい “Ten teko mai” means that something is very Read More

Culture Diary Essay Etymology Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Mar 17, 2017Jan 06, 2024 dish, eels, green tea, hitsu, hitsumabushi, mabusu, Nagoya, rice, seasonings, soup stock

Hitsumabushi

Yesterday, I ate “hitsumabushi”that is a regional dish of Nagoya city. ひつまぶし I will eat hitsumabushi again tonight. 私は昨日、名古屋名物のひつまぶしを食べました。 Hitsumabushi Read More

Culture Diary Food Japanese tradition Science Uncorrected

Toru Mar 16, 2017Jan 06, 2024 academic conference, article, eel dish, hitsumabushi, local foods, museum of science, Nagoya, planetarium, presentations, tebasaki

Planetarium

Today I went to an academic conference and listened students’ presentations. プラネタリウム Sometimes I felt a kind of frightening, but Read More

Culture Diary Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Mar 15, 2017Jan 06, 2024 academic, conference, hometown, kisei, mistake, native language, original meaning, participate, sentence, university

Kisei

An academic conference will be held at a university located in my hometown from tomorrow. 帰省 In order to participate Read More

Culture Diary Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Science Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 14, 2017Jan 06, 2024 absent, academic conference, etymology, exhausted, heto heto, Iroha Uta, poster presentations, presentations, students, teaching

Heto Heto

Today I participated in an academic conference. へとへと Several students that I taught planned to do their poster presentations, and Read More

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