EssayEtymologyKanjiUncorrected Toru Sep 12, 2019Jun 11, 2022 1 Comment by rights, natural, obvious, of course, phonetic equivalent, sarcastically Atarimae (当たり前 – Of Course) Part 2 Atariame Part 2 当たり前 Part 2 This entry is a continuation of yesterday’s post. 今日は昨日の投稿の続きです。 The other theory of atarimae Read More
EssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 11, 2019Sep 12, 2019 0 Comments crop, distribute, divide, farmer, fish, fisherman, legitimate right, natural, obvious, of course, per person, right Atarimae (当たり前 – Of Course) Part 1 Atarimae Part 1 当たり前 Part 1 When referring to something obvious or what everybody knows, you can use the Japanese Read More
EssayHistoryOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 10, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments broadcast, commercial, curry, delicious, excited, exhilarated, happy, inexpensive, line, make, TV, wife Uhauha (うはうは – Exhilarated) Uhauha うはうは When describing that someone is so happy and so excited, you can use the Japanese onomatopoeia uhauha (うはうは). Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 09, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments age, everyone, four-character idiom, men, old, probability, women, young Rōnyaku Nan-nyo (老若男女 – “Men and Women of All Ages”) Rōnyaku Nan-nyo 老若男女 The four-character idiom rōnyaku nan-nyo (老若男女) refers to men and women of all ages. あらゆる層の人々を指す四字熟語に、「老若男女」があります。 Rō (老) Read More
CultureEssayEtymologySlangUncorrected Toru Sep 08, 2019Sep 09, 2019 0 Comments glass, laugh, laughing, lol, loud laugh, slang, slang term Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 2 Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 2 笑いのインターネットスラング Part 2 This entry is a continuation of yesterday’s post. 昨日の投稿からの続きです。 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologySlangUncorrected Toru Sep 07, 2019Sep 07, 2019 0 Comments haha, internet, laugh, laughing, lol, parentheses, read, slang, slang term, understand Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 1 Internet Slang Terms for Expressing Laughing Part 1 笑いのインターネットスラング Part 1 On the internet, there are various slang terms that Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 06, 2019 0 Comments call, children's song, croak, frog, go home, nocturnal animal, pun, sign, sing, song Kaeru ga Naku kara Kaero (蛙が鳴くから帰ろ) Kaeru ga Naku kara Kaero 蛙が鳴くから帰ろ One of the most famous traditional children’s songs in Japan is kaeru ga naku Read More
EssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 05, 2019 0 Comments boy, child, Edo, good boy, good child, lie down, lullaby, melody, roll, sleep, song Nen-nen Korori (ねんねんころり) Nen-nen Korori ねんねんころり I think that the most well-known traditional lullaby in Japan is Edo Komoriuta (江戸子守唄 – “Edo Lullaby”). Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 04, 2019 0 Comments boss, colleague, do, early, first, forgive, go home, leave, phrase, rude, rudeness, work Osaki ni Shitsurei Shimasu (お先に失礼します – Excuse Me for Leaving before You) Osaki ni Shitsurei Shimasu お先に失礼します Today I would like to introduce a useful phrase that you can use when going Read More