January 2018 – Page 3 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jan 13, 2018Jan 03, 2024 confusion, good, idiomatic, ii meiwaku, ironic, Japanese, language learning, meaning, nuisance, phrase

Ii Meiwaku (いい迷惑 – Real Nuisance)

Ii Meiwaku いい迷惑 When you get involved in something unrelated to you, you can say いい迷惑 (ii meiwaku) in Japanese. Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jan 12, 2018Jan 03, 2024 active, exhausted, hetoheto, Japanese, kutakuta, onomatopoeia, rest, shabby, tired, tiredness

Kutakuta and Hetoheto (「くたくた」と「へとへと」 – Exhausted)

Kutakuta and Hetoheto 「くたくた」と「へとへと」 There are Japanese onomatopoeia, くたくた (kutakuta) and へとへと (hetoheto), both of which mean that someone is Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jan 11, 2018Jan 03, 2024 borrow, busy, cat, help, Japanese, karitai, literal, meaning, neko no te, proverb

Neko no Te mo Karitai (猫の手も借りたい – I Need Every Help I Can Get)

Neko no Te mo Karitai 猫の手も借りたい I would like to say the Japanese proverb 猫の手も借りたい (neko no te mo karitai) Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jan 10, 2018Jan 03, 2024 believe, impossible, impossible to happen, incredible, negative form, original meaning, possible, trouble, young people, ありえない

Arienai (ありえない – I Can’t Believe It)

Arienai ありえない Young people these days often say ありえない (arienai) when incredible things happen or they are in trouble. 最近の若者は、信じられないことが起きた時や、とても困った状況に陥った時、「ありえない」と言うことがあります。 Read More