April 2019 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Apr 30, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments counting years, eastern Asia, Emperor, enthronement, era, Heisei, modern Japan, old man, old woman, period, regnal era, regnal era name, Reiwa, Shōwa

Last Day of Heisei

Last Day of Heisei 平成最後の日 Today is the last day of Heisei (平成). 今日は平成最後の日です。 Do you know about the Japanese Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Apr 29, 2019Apr 29, 2019 0 Comments biases, color, colored glasses, glasses, magnifying glasses, perspective, sunglasses

Iromegane (色眼鏡 – Colored Glasses)

Iromegane 色眼鏡 I introduced you to the megane (眼鏡 – “glasses”) two days ago, and introduced mushimegane (虫眼鏡 – “magnifying Read More

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Apr 28, 2019Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments formal, glasses, insect, loupe, magnification, magnifying glass, mirror

Mushimegane (虫眼鏡 – Magnifying Glass/Loupe)

Mushimegane 虫眼鏡 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term megane (眼鏡), which means “glasses.” 昨日は “glasses” を意味する「眼鏡」という日本語を紹介しました。 By adding Read More

Diary Essay Etymology History Uncorrected

Toru Apr 27, 2019Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments eye, glasses, import, invent, Italy, mirror, ruler

Megane (眼鏡 – Glasses)

Megane 眼鏡 Today I bought a megane (眼鏡). 私は今日「眼鏡」を買いました。 Megane is a Japanese word that means “glasses.” 「眼鏡」は “glasses” を意味する日本語であす。 Read More

Corrected Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Apr 26, 2019May 27, 2023 0 Comments 1589, ability, become dull, burnt, compare, cool, decline, dull, edge, go around, improve, spread

Yaki ga Mawaru (焼きが回る – Becoming Dull)

Yaki ga Mawaru 焼きが回る To become dull or to have a decline in ability is expressed as yaki ga mawaru Read More

Corrected Essay Idiom

Toru Apr 25, 2019Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments arrange, continuously, divine revelation, harp, negative, selfish, tedious

Gotaku wo Naraberu (御託を並べる – Harping on the Same String)

Gotaku wo Naraberu 御託を並べる To say something selfish continuously or to harp on the same string is described as gotaku Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Apr 24, 2019Apr 25, 2019 0 Comments bird, drunk, feet, finger, foot, plover, stagger, walk, zigzag

Chidoriashi (千鳥足 – Walking Zigzag)

Chidoriashi 千鳥足 To walk with a stagger (especially in a drunk state) is called ‘chidoriashi‘ (千鳥足) in Japanese. 酒によってふらふらと歩くことを、日本語で「千鳥足」と言います。 Since Read More