July 2023 – Page 3 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jul 13, 2023Jan 02, 2024 ana, come back, curse, death, futatsu, grave, hito, norowa, proverb, revenge

Hito wo Norowa ba Ana Futatsu (人を呪わば穴二つ – Chickens Come Home to Roost)

Hito wo Norowa ba Ana Futatsu 人を呪わば穴二つ Have you ever thought about cursing someone to death? 人を呪い殺そうと思ったことはありますか？ In such a Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jul 12, 2023Jan 02, 2024 blood, body, devotion, heart, life, mind, pour, shinketsu, shiryoku, sosogu

Shinketsu wo Sosogu (心血を注ぐ – Devoting One’s Life)

Shinketsu wo Sosogu 心血を注ぐ To devote one’s life to something is expressed as shinketsu wo sosogu (心血を注ぐ) in Japanese. 心身の全力を尽くして何かを行うことを、「心血を注ぐ」と言います。 Read More

Culture Essay Gaming Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jul 11, 2023Jan 02, 2024 autumn leaves, bamboo, deer, expressions, hanafuda, harmonious, Japanese card game, sparrow, swallow, willow

Take ni Suzume/Yanagi ni Tsubame/Momiji ni Shika (竹に雀/柳に燕/紅葉に鹿 – Match Made in Heaven)

Take ni Suzume/Yanagi ni Tsubame/Momiji ni Shika 竹に雀/柳に燕/紅葉に鹿 In my post yesterday, I introduced the phrase “Ume ni Uguisu,” which Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jul 10, 2023Jan 02, 2024 combination, harmonious, Japanese bush warbler, Japanese plum, Japanese white-eye, mejiro, phrase, theory, uguisu, ume

Ume ni Uguisu (梅に鶯 – Match Made in Heaven)

Ume ni Uguisu 梅に鶯 The Japanese phrase, ume ni uguisu (梅に鶯), can describe something harmonious or well-combined, like a picturesque Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jul 09, 2023Jan 02, 2024 going with the flow, haphazard, iki atari battari, Japanese, literal meaning, onomatopoeia, suddenly stops, to bump, to go

Iki Atari Battari (行き当たりばったり – Haphazard)

Iki Atari Battari 行き当たりばったり I sometimes spend a day just going with the flow without any plan. 私はときどき、無計画でその場のなりゆきにまかせる、適当な一日を過ごします。 Such an Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jul 08, 2023Jan 02, 2024 audacious, emotions, etymology, expression, face, layers, phrase, shameless, skin, thousand

Tsura no Kawa Sen-mai Bari (面の皮千枚張り – Very Shameless/Audacious)

Tsura no Kawa Sen-mai Bari 面の皮千枚張り People who are VERY shameless and audacious can be described as tsura no kawa Read More

China Corrected Essay Kanji

Toru Jul 07, 2023Jul 08, 2023 0 Comments audacious, audacity, face, four-character idiom, shameless, thick

Kōgan/Kōgan Muchi (厚顔/厚顔無恥 – Shameless Audacity)

Kōgan/Kōgan Muchi 厚顔/厚顔無恥 People who are shameless and audacious can be described with the term kōgan (厚顔). 恥知らずでずうずうしいことを、「厚顔」と言います。 Since kō Read More