May 2021 – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru May 22, 2021Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments abnormal, accent, agenda, before now, conference, explanation, more than, polite, that's all, Zoom

Ijō Desu (以上です – That’s All)

Ijō Desu 以上です Today, I participated in a technical committee meeting of an academic conference via Zoom. 今日は、Zoomで学会の専門委員会に参加しました。 There were Read More

Corrected Essay Proverb

Toru May 21, 2021May 05, 2023 0 Comments experience, hearsay, heaven, hell, paradise, see

Kiite Gokuraku Mite Jigoku (聞いて極楽見て地獄 – What Is a Paradise on Hearsay May Be a Hell at Sight)

Kiite Gokuraku Mite Jigoku 聞いて極楽見て地獄 Have you ever had an experience where what you heard and what you saw were Read More

Corrected Essay Japanese tradition Kanji

Toru May 20, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments cute, daily life, elegant, formal, frog, poem, reading, sophisticated word, sound, spoken language

Kaeru and Kawazu (「かえる」と「かわず」 – Frog)

Kaeru and Kawazu 「かえる」と「かわず」蛙, which means “frog,” can be read in two ways: kaeru (かえる) and kawazu (かわず/かわづ). “Frog” Read More

Corrected Essay

Toru May 19, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments after all, bigger, block up, fish, growth, mullet

Todo no Tsumari (とどのつまり – After All)

Todo no Tsumari とどのつまり When describing “at last” or “after all,” we sometimes say todo no tsumari (とどのつまり) in Japanese. Read More

Corrected Essay Food Proverb

Toru May 18, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments baby, effort, fish, investment, profit, sea bream, shrimp, sprat, whale

Ebi de Tai wo Tsuru (海老で鯛を釣る – Throw a Sprat to Catch a Whale)

Ebi de Tai wo Tsuru 海老で鯛を釣る Making a large profit with a small investment or effort can be described as Read More

Corrected Essay Slang

Toru May 17, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments break, challenge, determination, failure, fear, go for broke, hit, succeed

Atatte Kudakero (当たって砕けろ – Go for Broke)

Atatte Kudakero 当たって砕けろ When the fear of failure prevents you from taking action, the phrase atatte kudakero (当たって砕けろ) could help Read More

Corrected Essay

Toru May 16, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments ability, buy, loss, misjudge, overestimate, price, suffer damage, value

Kaikaburu (買いかぶる – Overestimating)

Kaikaburu 買いかぶる To misjudge and overestimate a person’s ability is represented as kaikaburu (買いかぶる) in Japanese. 人の実力を見誤り過大評価することを、「買いかぶる」と言います。 Since kai (買い) Read More