July 2019 – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jul 22, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments degree, doctor, expert, knowledgeable, PhD, philosophy, professional, reading, respect, well-informed

The Readings of 博士

The Readings of 博士「博士」の読み方 I have a 博士 degree in engineering. 私は「博士」の学位を持っています。博士 means “Doctor,” “Doctor of Philosophy,” or Read More

Essay Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jul 21, 2019Jul 22, 2021 0 Comments abbreviation, action, bad, boy, data, debt, girl, hometown, hood, product, rogue

Furyō (不良 – Rogue/Hood)

Furyō 不良 Many furyō (不良) live in my hometown. 私の地元には、多くの「不良」が住んでいます。 Fu (不) is a negative prefix and ryō (良) means Read More

Essay News Uncorrected

Toru Jul 20, 2019Aug 04, 2019 0 Comments blaze, burn, burning, fire, hot sun, news, sky, TV, under

Entenka (炎天下 – Under the Hot Sun)

Entenka 炎天下 In summer, you can hear the word entenka (炎天下) on Japanese TV news. 夏になると、テレビのニュースなどで「炎天下」という単語が登場します。 Since en (炎) means Read More

Essay Etymology History Uncorrected

Toru Jul 19, 2019Jul 20, 2019 0 Comments cheat, cheating, fraud, fraudulent practice, gambling, gimmick, how, magic, sure, trick, true

Ikasama (イカサマ – Cheating/Fraud)

Ikasama イカサマ Cheating in gambling and a fraudulent practice are called ikasama (イカサマ) in Japanese. 賭博における不正行為や、詐欺的行為のことを「イカサマ」と言います。 Ikasama can be written Read More

Essay Science Uncorrected

Toru Jul 18, 2019 0 Comments agriculture, amusement park, cold, cold summer, pool, summer, sunshine, swimming pool, vegetable

Cold Summer

Cold Summer 冷夏 In Japan, most days of July in this year were rainy. 今年の7月は、雨の日がとても多いです。 Especially in Tokyo, the sunshine Read More

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Jul 17, 2019 0 Comments attitude, halfway, impudent, insolent, lukewarm, person, speaking, truth, young

Namaiki (生意気 – Impudent/Insolent)

Namaiki 生意気 Previously, I introduced the term sharakusai (しゃらくさい), which means “impudent” or “insolent.” 私は以前、”impudent” や “isolent” を意味する「しゃらくさい」という言葉を紹介しました。 To tell Read More