DiaryEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Dec 04, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments beautiful, compliment, elastic, fine, rice cake, rough, skin, smooth, velvet, velvety skin, white Mochihada (餅肌 – Velvety Skin) Mochihada 餅肌 My skins have been rough lately. 私は最近、肌が荒れています。 Because of this, when I say a person who has ‘mochihada‘ Read More
CultureEtymologySlangUncorrected Toru Dec 03, 2018 0 Comments acute, back, Germany, hurt, Italy, low back, pain, surprise, symptom, upset, witch Gikkuri Goshi (ぎっくり腰 – Acute Low Back Pain) Gikkuri Goshi ぎっくり腰 Two days ago, I hurt my low back suddenly and could not stand for a while. 私は先日腰を痛めて、暫くまともに立てませんでした。 Read More
EssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Dec 02, 2018 0 Comments go to bed, good night, greeting, night, please, polite, prefix, rest, sleep Oyasumi (おやすみ – Good Night) Oyasumi おやすみ The most common phrase used when you go to bed in Japan is ‘oyasumi‘ (おやすみ). 日本の就寝時の挨拶でもっとも一般的なのは「おやすみ」です。 If you Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Dec 01, 2018 0 Comments bad, connotation, earnest, good, hard head, head, inflexible. serious, negative, positive, say, speak Yoku Ieba, Waruku Ieba, (良く言えば~、悪く言えば~) Yoku Ieba, Waruku Ieba, 良く言えば~、悪く言えば~ I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘ishiatama‘ (石頭 – hard head/inflexible) yesterday, and ‘majime‘ Read More