April 2023 – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Apr 21, 2023Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 2007, crab, empty-headed, moon, moonlit night, night, skinnier, superficial

Tukiyo no Kani (月夜の蟹 – A Superficial/Empty-Headed Person)

Tukiyo no Kani 月夜の蟹 Superficial or empty-headed people are sometimes referred to as tukiyo no kani (月夜の蟹) in Japanese. 中身のない人や、頭の中が空っぽの人を、「月夜の蟹」と言うことがあります。 Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Apr 20, 2023Jan 02, 2024 character, decision, idiom, indecision, Japanese, kind, negative meaning, negative prefix, soft, yūjū fudan

Yūjū Fudan (優柔不断 – Indecision)

Yūjū Fudan 優柔不断 Someone sometimes calls me yūjū fudan (優柔不断). 私はときどき「優柔不断」と言われます。 Yū (優) means “kind” and jū (柔) means “soft,” Read More

Climate Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Apr 19, 2023Jan 02, 2024 April, catch a cold, cherry blossoms, climate, cold, flower, hanabie, Japan, Northern Hemisphere, temperature difference

Hanabie (花冷え – Cold in Cherry-Blossom Time)

Hanabie 花冷え Over the past few days, we have been experiencing a climate called hanabie (花冷え). ここ数日、「花冷え」となりました。 Since hana (花) Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Apr 18, 2023Jan 02, 2024 expression, hot water, idiom, Japanese, living environment, metaphor, tsukau, waste, water, yumizu no you ni tsukau

Yumizu no You ni Tsukau (湯水のように使う – Like It Grows on Trees)

Yumizu no You ni Tsukau 湯水のように使う Recently, I may have thrown a lot of money around to set up my Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Apr 17, 2023Jan 02, 2024 communication, emotionally, iitai koto wa asu ie, Japanese, manners, negative consequences, proverb, say something, think it over, tomorrow

Iitai Koto wa Asu Ie (言いたいことは明日言え – If You Want to Say Something, Say It Tomorrow)

Iitai Koto wa Asu Ie 言いたいことは明日言え Today, I would like to introduce a proverb that seems to be for a Read More

Business Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Apr 16, 2023Jan 02, 2024 deep, fukai, high, mountain, price fluctuations, stock market, takai, tani, valley, yama

Yama Takakereba Tani Fukashi (山高ければ谷深し – What Goes Up Must Come Down)

Yama Takakereba Tani Fukashi 山高ければ谷深し Today I would like to introduce a saying, yama takakereba tani fukashi (山高ければ谷深し). 今日は「山高ければ谷深し」という教訓を紹介します。 Since Read More

Climate Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Apr 15, 2023Jan 02, 2024 Chinese poetry, comfortable, dawn, literal, meaning, oversleep, proverb, sleep, spring, temperature

Shunmin Akatsuki wo Oboezu (春眠暁を覚えず – In Spring One Sleeps a Sleep That Knows No Dawn)

Shunmin Akatsuki wo Oboezu 春眠暁を覚えず The temperature was so pleasant today’s morning that I overslept. 今日は気温が心地よく、つい寝坊してしまいました。 It is shunmin akatsuki Read More