August 2018 – Page 3 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Aug 13, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments contact, greeting, news, nothing, polite, sexual activity

Gobusata (ご無沙汰)

Gobusata ご無沙汰 The most common Japanese greeting when you meet with someone for the first time in a long time Read More

Essay Etymology Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 12, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments adjective, adverb, doubt, doubtful, dream, dubious, lewd, obscene, unethical

Ikagawashii (いかがわしい)

Ikagawashii いかがわしい Today I saw ‘ikagawashii yume‘ (いかがわしい夢). 私は今日、「いかがわしい夢」を見ました。 ‘Ikagawashii‘ (いかがわしい) is an adjective that means “dubious” or “doubtful,” and Read More

Diary Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Aug 11, 2018 0 Comments bon, car, expressway, holiday, midnight, mountain, parents, rest area, return home, Tokyo, traffic jam

Traffic Jams at Midnight

Traffic Jams at Midnight 深夜の渋滞 Today is the Japanese national holiday called ‘Yama no Hi’ (山の日 – literally “Mountain Day”). Read More

Essay Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Aug 10, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments apology, forgive, pardon, please, polite, prefix, sorry

Gomenkudasai (ごめんください – Anyone Around?)

Gomenkudasai ごめんください When visiting someone’s house, Japanese people often say ‘gomenkudasai‘ (ごめんください) at the entrance. 他人の家を訪れるとき、日本人はよく「ごめんください」と言います。 ‘Go‘ (ご) is a Read More