Currently, I write short texts in English every day on a language exchange social networking website called Lang-8. At first, I mainly wrote it in a diary format, but at some point, fodders for my diary have gradually disappeared, and I began to write etymologies of Japanese terms and trivial things in English. I’d like to leave these article archives here.
私は現在 lang-8 という添削サイトで、毎日英語で短い文章を書いています。主な内容は、日本語の語源、ちょっとした雑学、日記などです。ここにその記録を残します。
| 【No. 1303】Ohana (お花 – One’s Favorite) | Jul 13, 2018 |
| 【No. 1302】Gyūjiru (牛耳る – Dominating) | Jul 12, 2018 |
| 【No. 1301】Gū no Ne mo Denai (ぐうの音も出ない) | Jul 11, 2018 |
| 【No. 1300】Shōdō-gai (衝動買い – Impulse Buying) | Jul 10, 2018 |
| 【No. 1299】Gata ga Kuru (ガタがくる – Showing One’s Age) | Jul 09, 2018 |
| 【No. 1298】Muda (無駄 – Waste) | Jul 08, 2018 |
| 【No. 1297】Baby Talk | Jul 07, 2018 |
| 【No. 1296】Baby Talk to Represent Animals | Jul 06, 2018 |
| 【No. 1295】Wan Wan and Nyan Nyan (ワンワンとニャンニャン- Doggie and Kitty) | Jul 05, 2018 |
| 【No. 1294】Wanko and Nyanko (「わんこ」と「にゃんこ」 – Puppies and Kittens) | Jul 04, 2018 |
| 【No. 1293】Wanchan (ワンチャン – Possibility) | Jul 03, 2018 |
| 【No. 1292】Shimekiri ni Owareru (締め切りに追われる – Being under a Deadline) | Jul 02, 2018 |
| 【No. 1291】Hikagemono (日陰者 – An Inconspicuous Person) | Jul 01, 2018 |
| 【No. 1290】Hoshikage (星影) | Jun 30, 2018 |
| 【No. 1289】Lack of Sleep | Jun 29, 2018 |
| 【No. 1288】Me and Foreign Languages | Jun 28, 2018 |
| 【No. 1287】Anata (あなた – You/Sweetheart) | Jun 27, 2018 |
| 【No. 1286】Second Person Pronouns | Jun 26, 2018 |
| 【No. 1285】Mokuhyō (目標) and Mokuhyō (目的): Part 2 | Jun 25, 2018 |
| 【No. 1284】Mokuhyō (目標) and Mokuhyō (目的): Part 1 | Jun 24, 2018 |
| 【No. 1283】Meyasu (目安 – Rough Standard) | Jun 23, 2018 |
| 【No. 1282】Aibou (相棒 – Buddy) | Jun 22, 2018 |
| 【No. 1281】Sea of Blood | Jun 21, 2018 |
| 【No. 1280】Bokou (母校 – Old School) | Jun 20, 2018 |
| 【No. 1279】Usotsuki wa dorobou no hajimari (嘘つきは泥棒の始まり – He that will Lie will Steal) | Jun 19, 2018 |
| 【No. 1278】Ni no Ashi wo Fumu (二の足を踏む) | Jun 18, 2018 |
| 【No. 1277】Kiku wa Ittoki no Haji, Kikanu wa Isshō no Haji (聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥) | Jun 17, 2018 |
| 【No. 1276】Rainy Season | Jun 16, 2018 |
| 【No. 1275】Ikari Shintō ni Hassuru (怒り心頭に発する – Getting Furious) | Jun 15, 2018 |
| 【No. 1274】Tosaka ni Kuru (トサカにくる – Getting Mad) | Jun 14, 2018 |
| 【No. 1273】Atama ni Kuru (頭にくる – Getting Mad) | Jun 13, 2018 |
| 【No. 1272】Sekishō Idai (積小為大) | Jun 12, 2018 |
| 【No. 1271】Zayū no Mei (座右の銘 – Motto) | Jun 11, 2018 |
| 【No. 1270】Ushi no Yodare (牛の涎 – Cow’s Drool) | Jun 10, 2018 |
| 【No. 1269】Ha ga Uku (歯が浮く – One’s Teeth are on Edge) | Jun 09, 2018 |
| 【No. 1268】Shinki Itten (心機一転 – Turning Over a New Leaf) | Jun 08, 2018 |
| 【No. 1267】Furo (風呂 – Bath/Bathtub) | Jun 07, 2018 |
| 【No. 1266】Ki ga Ki de nai (気が気でない – Anxious) | Jun 06, 2018 |
| 【No. 1265】Nezi wo Maku (ねじを巻く – Rolling up One’s Sleeves) | Jun 05, 2018 |
| 【No. 1264】Kinsen ni Fureru (琴線に触れる – Touching a Chord) | Jun 04, 2018 |
| 【No. 1263】Uwa no Sora (上の空 – Absence of Mind) | Jun 03, 2018 |
| 【No. 1262】Hyakka Ryouran (百花繚乱) | Jun 02, 2018 |
| 【No. 1261】Hiniku (皮肉 – Sarcasn/Irony) | Jun 01, 2018 |
| 【No. 1260】Hinagata (雛形 – form/model/template) | May 31, 2018 |
| 【No. 1259】Ken wo Kisou (妍を競う – Vying in Beauty) | May 30, 2018 |
| 【No. 1258】Ten ni Tsuba Suru (天に唾する – Slander Flings Stones at Itself) | May 29, 2018 |
| 【No. 1257】Oyakodon (親子丼) | May 28, 2018 |
| 【No. 1256】Pafe (パフェ – Parfait) | May 27, 2018 |
| 【No. 1255】Yo wo Akasu (夜を明かす – Passing a Night) | May 26, 2018 |
| 【No. 1254】Hayatochiri (早とちり – Jumping to Conclusions) | May 25, 2018 |
| 【No. 1253】Hyō and Arare (Hailstone) | May 24, 2018 |
| 【No. 1252】Shakariki (しゃかりき – Eagerly) | May 23, 2018 |
| 【No. 1251】Hisho (秘書 – Secretary) | May 22, 2018 |
| 【No. 1250】Tokei (時計 – Clock/Watch) | May 21, 2018 |
| 【No. 1249】Ugo no Takenoko (雨後の筍 – Appearing in Succession) | May 20, 2018 |
| 【No. 1248】Fune wo Kogu (船を漕ぐ – Rowing a Boat) | May 19, 2018 |
| 【No. 1247】Chi to Nari Niku to Naru (血となり肉となる) | May 18, 2018 |
| 【No. 1246】Dokuha (読破 – Reading Through) | May 17, 2018 |
| 【No. 1245】Kinchō no Ito ga Kireru (緊張の糸が切れる) | May 16, 2018 |
| 【No. 1244】Kanjin (肝心 – Important/Key) | May 15, 2018 |
| 【No. 1243】Hema (へま – Mistake/Lubber) | May 14, 2018 |
| 【No. 1242】Poka (ぽか – A Careless Mistake) | May 13, 2018 |
| 【No. 1241】Gebahyō (下馬評 – Whispering) | May 12, 2018 |
| 【No. 1240】Keshikaran (けしからん – Disgraceful) | May 11, 2018 |
| 【No. 1239】Keshikakeru (けしかける – Inciting) | May 10, 2018 |
| 【No. 1238】A Cold May | May 09, 2018 |
| 【No. 1237】Tsume no Aka wo Senjite Nomu (爪の垢を煎じて飲む – Taking a Lesson from Someone) | May 08, 2018 |
| 【No. 1236】Tsume ni Hi wo Tomosu (爪に火をともす – Penny Pincher) | May 07, 2018 |
| 【No. 1235】Nou aru Taka wa Tsume wo Kakusu (能ある鷹は爪を隠す – He who Knows most Speaks least) | May 06, 2018 |
| 【No. 1234】Tsume (爪 – Nail) | May 05, 2018 |
| 【No. 1233】Midori no Hi (みどりの日 – Greenery Day) | May 04, 2018 |
| 【No. 1232】Tsukinami (月並み – Cut-and-Dried) | May 03, 2018 |
| 【No. 1231】Ruru (縷々 – At Great Length) | May 02, 2018 |
| 【No. 1230】Teshio ni Kakeru (手塩にかける – Raising with Tender Care) | May 01, 2018 |
| 【No. 1229】Kuwazu Girai (食わず嫌い – Having a Prejudice) | Apr 30, 2018 |
| 【No. 1228】Gochisō (ご馳走 – Feast) | Apr 29, 2018 |
| 【No. 1227】Zyakkan (弱冠 – Tender Age) | Apr 28, 2018 |
| 【No. 1226】Science of Akubi (あくび – Yawn) | Apr 27, 2018 |
| 【No. 1225】Akubi (あくび – Yawn) | Apr 26, 2018 |
| 【No. 1224】Makura (枕 – Pillow) | Apr 25, 2018 |
| 【No. 1223】Mannendoko (万年床 – Unmade Bedding) | Apr 24, 2018 |
| 【No. 1222】Futon (布団 – Japanese Bedding) | Apr 23, 2018 |
| 【No. 1221】Starting My Blog | Apr 22, 2018 |
| 【No. 1220】Shinkiro (蜃気楼 – Mirage) | Apr 21, 2018 |
| 【No. 1219】Gachōn (がちょーん) by Amazon Echo | Apr 20, 2018 |
| 【No. 1218】Tsuratan (つらたん – Painful) | Apr 19, 2018 |
| 【No. 1217】Medo (目処 – Vision) | Apr 18, 2018 |
| 【No. 1216】Oriitte (折り入って – Earnestly) | Apr 17, 2018 |
| 【No. 1215】Wasureta (忘れた – I Forgot) | Apr 16, 2018 |
| 【No. 1214】Merihari (メリハリ – Changing One’s Pace) | Apr 15, 2018 |
| 【No. 1213】Daishiteru (だいしてる – I Love You) | Apr 14, 2018 |
| 【No. 1212】Chiku Chiku (ちくちく – Prickling) | Apr 13, 2018 |
| 【No. 1211】Ippai Ippai (いっぱいいっぱい – Swamped) | Apr 12, 2018 |
| 【No. 1210】Sakura (サクラ – Decoy) | Apr 11, 2018 |
| 【No. 1209】Japanese Convenience Stores: Part 2 | Apr 10, 2018 |
| 【No. 1208】Japanese Convenience Stores: Part 1 | Apr 09, 2018 |
| 【No. 1207】Oyadama (親玉 – Godfather) | Apr 08, 2018 |
| 【No. 1206】7-Eleven | Apr 07, 2018 |
| 【No. 1205】Moto mo Ko mo nai (元も子もない – Losing Everything/Makes No Sense) | Apr 06, 2018 |
| 【No. 1204】Pollen in 2018 | Apr 05, 2018 |