April 2021 – Learning English and Japanese

Oden (おでん)

Oden おでん The cold season makes typical Japanese people want to eat oden (おでん). 寒い季節になると「おでん」を食べたくなります。 Oden is a Japanese dish

Tsuppari and Sukeban 「ツッパリ」と「スケバン」 In my post in the last two days, I introduced the terms furyō (不良) and yankī

Yankī ヤンキー In my post yesterday, I introduced the Japanese term furyō (不良), which means “bad state/boy/girl.” 昨日は “bad state/boy/girl”

Furyō 不良 When a thing or situation is bad, we use the term furyō (不良) to describe its state. ものや状況が悪い状態のことを、日本語で「不良」と言います。

Kobu and Tankobu 「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 In my post yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom meno ue no kobu (目の上の瘤 meaning “a

Me no Ue no Kobu 目の上の瘤 In Japanese society, there are people and things called me no ue no kobu

Idobata Kaigi 井戸端会議 I sometimes see idobata kaigi (井戸端会議) when walking around my town. 街を歩いているとたまに「井戸端会議」を見かけます。 Idobata kaigi is when housewives

Otesū Desuga お手数ですが When asking someone to do a task in a business setting, we often use the phrase otesū

Nezumi Tori ねずみ捕り Today, I would like to introduce the term nezumi tori (ねずみ捕り). 今日は「ねずみ捕り」という言葉を紹介します。 Since nezumi (ねずみ) means “rat/mouse”