EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 22, 2019 0 Comments awful, bad, bad smell, bend, bent, distorted, nose, odor, smell, terrible Hana ga Magaru (鼻が曲がる – Bad Smelling) Hana ga Magaru 鼻が曲がる These days, I have written about Japanese idioms that use “nose.” 最近私は、「鼻」に関する慣用句を投稿し続けています。 Today, I would like Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 21, 2019 0 Comments annoyed, attach, behavior, feel, nose, peculiar, smell, words Hana ni Tsuku (鼻につく – Getting Annoyed) Hana ni Tsuku 鼻につく When feeling annoyed with someone’s words or behavior, you can express it by using the Japanese Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 20, 2019 0 Comments deed, derivation, laugh, laughter, mock, nose, sneer, snort Hana de Warau (鼻で笑う – Snorting with Laughter) Hana de Warau 鼻で笑う It is not a good deed, but have you ever sneer or mock at someone? あまり良い行為ではありませんが、誰かを見下して嘲り笑ったことはありますか? Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jan 19, 2019 0 Comments feet, knee, knees, laugh, load, shake, wobble Hiza ga Warau (膝が笑う – One’s Knees Shake) Hiza ga Warau 膝が笑う When exercising suddenly or imposing a load on your feet, your knees could wobble/shake regardless of Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 18, 2019Oct 10, 2022 0 Comments crawl, embarrass, get into, hide, hole Ana ga Attara Hairitai (穴があったら入りたい – I Want to Crawl under a Rock) Ana ga Attara Hairitai 穴があったら入りたい Today, I would like to introduce you to an idiom that expresses one’s feeling, so Read More
ChinaEssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Jan 17, 2019 0 Comments ancient Chinese stories, inwardly, North, old man, smile, smile inwardly Hokusoemu (ほくそ笑む – Smiling Inwardly) Hokusoemu ほくそ笑む Have you ever smiled inwardly as a result of something going well as expected? 何かがうまくいき、一人ひそかに笑ったことはありますか? Such an act Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 16, 2019 0 Comments hard time, hot, juice, lick, sour, spicy, suck, sweet Shinsan wo Nameru (辛酸を嘗める – Having a Hard Time) Shinsan wo Nameru 辛酸を嘗める Yesterday, I introduced the idiom ‘amai shiru wo suu‘ (甘い汁を吸う), which means to get profits without Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 15, 2019 0 Comments delicious, juice, line one's pockets, profit, soup, struggle, suck, sweet Amai Shiru wo Suu (甘い汁を吸う – Lining One’s Pockets) Amai Shiru wo Suu 甘い汁を吸う There are people who take an action which is expressed as ‘amai shiru wo suu‘ Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 14, 2019 0 Comments Buddhism, Buddhist term, dark, darkness, doubt, doubts, heart, mind, ogre, suspicion, trivial thing Gishin Anki (疑心暗鬼 – Doubts Beget Doubts) Gishin Anki 疑心暗鬼 Today, I saw a person who has a mind called ‘gishin anki‘ (疑心暗鬼). 私は今日、「疑心暗鬼」になっている人を見ました。 This four-character idiom Read More