Namida wo Nomu (涙を呑む – Swallowing Tears)
TNamida wo Nomu 涙を呑む A few days ago, I took an action called ‘namida wo nomu’ (涙を呑む) in Japanese. 私は先日、涙を呑みました。
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Month: October 2018
Honenuki (骨抜き – Pulling Teeth)
Honenuki 骨抜き I have seen a person who has gone into a state called ‘honenuki’ (骨抜き). 私は「骨抜き」になった人を見たことがあります。 ‘Hone’ (骨) means
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Butsubutsu Gawa (ぶつぶつ川)
Butsubutsu Gawa ぶつぶつ川 Japan has a law called ‘Kasen-hou’ (河川法 – literally “River Raw”), which designates important rivers in our
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Mimi ni Tako ga Dekiru (耳にたこができる – Having a Sore Ear)
Mimi ni Tako ga Dekiru 耳にたこができる Have you ever been disgusted by a person who talks the same story repeatedly?
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Narau yori Narero (習うより慣れよ – Practice Makes Perfect)
Narau yori Narero 習うより慣れよ In my university, education based on practice has been performed. 私の大学では、実践に基づいた教育が行われています。 It is also important to
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Uni (ウニ – Sea Urchin)
Uni ウニ Yesterday, I wrote about the fish ‘harisenbon‘ (ハリセンボン – porcupinefish/blowfish). 昨日は「ハリセンボン」という生き物について書きました。 Today, I would like to talk about
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Harisenbon (ハリセンボン – Porcupinefish)
Harisenbon ハリセンボン “Porcupinefish” is referred to as ‘harisenbon‘ (ハリセンボン) in Japanese. 日本語で「ハリセンボン」と呼ばれる魚がいます。 I think that it is easy for most
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Yaboyou (野暮用 – Trivial Errand)
Yaboyou 野暮用 Today I had some ‘yaboyou’ (野暮用). 私は今日、「野暮用」がありました。 ‘Yaboyou’ means a minor business to do or a trivial errand
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Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘
Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘ 本当の狸寝入り Previously, I introduced you to the term ‘tanuki neiri‘ (狸寝入り – literally “raccoon dog sleep”), which
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