EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Sep 21, 2018 0 Comments act, attack, camp, consequence, consider, enemy, gun, hand, means, nothing, reckless, recklessly Muteppou (無鉄砲 – Reckless) Muteppou 無鉄砲 I am not, but some people are called ‘muteppou‘ (無鉄砲) in Japanese. 私は違いますが、世の中には「無鉄砲」な人がいます。 Muteppou means that someone acts Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 20, 2018 0 Comments bad, cut, cut off, hand, inappropriate, relationship, sexual, wash one's hand Te wo Kiru (手を切る – Washing One’s Hands of) Te wo Kiru 手を切る There is a Japanese expression, ‘te wo kiru’ (手を切る). 日本語には「手を切る」という表現があります。 Since ‘te‘ (手) means “hand” and Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 19, 2018 0 Comments action, attitude, cut, don't know, innocent, play innocent, pretend, pure, serious, white Shira wo Kiru (しらを切る – Playing Innocent) Shira wo Kiru しらを切る Have you ever pretended you don’t know something, even though you know it? 何かを知っているのに、知らないふりをしたことはありますか? Such an Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 18, 2018 0 Comments expression, important, informed, know, known, people, person, restaurant, valuable Shiru Hito zo Shiru (知る人ぞ知る) Shiru Hito zo Shiru 知る人ぞ知る Today I will introduce you to the Japanese expression ‘shiru hito zo shiru‘ (知る人ぞ知る). 今日は「知る人ぞ知る」という表現を紹介します。 Read More
EssayProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 17, 2018 0 Comments Bayes' theorem, charm, come, happen, probability, something, things, third time, three times, twice Nido Aru Koto wa Sando Aru (二度あることは三度ある – Things Come in Threes) Nido Aru Koto wa Sando Aru 二度あることは三度ある Yesterday, I introduced you to the proverb, ‘sandome no shōjiki‘ (三度目の正直), which means Read More
DiaryEssayProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 16, 2018 0 Comments fail, four, interview, job, job interview, pass, sincerity, three, times Sandome no Shōjiki (三度目の正直 – The Third Time’s the Charm) Sandome no Shōjiki 三度目の正直 Recently I have been looking for a new job. 私はここ最近、就職活動をしていました。 Unfortunately, I failed in job interviews Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Sep 15, 2018 0 Comments adverb, beautifully, completely, deceive, good, meal, passive voice, successful, successfully, totally Manma to Damasareru (まんまと騙される – Being Totally Deceived) Manma to Damasareru まんまと騙される Yesterday, I was totally deceived. This situation is expressed as ‘manma to damasareta‘ (まんまと騙された) in Japanese. Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 14, 2018Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments logical quiz, quiz, self-reference A Logical Quiz (A is B) A Logical Quiz (A is B) 論理クイズ(AはBである) Today I would like to give you a logic quiz. 今日は論理クイズを出題します。 [Quiz] 【問題】 Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 13, 2018 0 Comments all, cute, do, does, everything, expression, wrong Yarukoto Nasukoto (やることなすこと – Everything One Does) Yarukoto Nasukoto やることなすこと Yesterday, I used a Japanese expression, ‘yarukoto nasukoto‘ (やることなすこと). 私は昨日、「やることなすこと」という日本語を使いました。 ‘Yaru‘ (やる) means “do,” ‘koto‘ (こと) means Read More