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. 1603】Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 2 | May 09, 2019 |
| 【No. 1602】Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 1 | May 08, 2019 |
| 【No. 1601】Tehepero (てへぺろ) | May 07, 2019 |
| 【No. 1600】Monomi Yusan (物見遊山 – Sightseeing) | May 06, 2019 |
| 【No. 1599】Ten Straight Days off | May 05, 2019 |
| 【No. 1598】Teiban (定番 – Regular) | May 04, 2019 |
| 【No. 1597】Omegane ni Kanau (御眼鏡に適う – Giving Favor with Someone) | May 03, 2019 |
| 【No. 1596】Family Trip 2019 | May 02, 2019 |
| 【No. 1595】First Day of Reiwa | May 01, 2019 |
| 【No. 1594】Last Day of Heisei | Apr 30, 2019 |
| 【No. 1593】Iromegane (色眼鏡 – Colored Glasses) | Apr 29, 2019 |
| 【No. 1592】Mushimegane (虫眼鏡 – Magnifying Glass/Loupe) | Apr 28, 2019 |
| 【No. 1591】Megane (眼鏡 – Glasses) | Apr 27, 2019 |
| 【No. 1590】Yaki ga Mawaru (焼きが回る – Becoming Dull) | Apr 26, 2019 |
| 【No. 1589】Gotaku wo Naraberu (御託を並べる – Harping on the Same String) | Apr 25, 2019 |
| 【No. 1588】Chidoriashi (千鳥足 – Walking Zigzag) | Apr 24, 2019 |
| 【No. 1587】Nehori Hahori (根掘り葉掘り – Thoroughly) | Apr 23, 2019 |
| 【No. 1586】Ne mo Ha mo nai (根も葉もない – Groundless) | Apr 22, 2019 |
| 【No. 1585】Betsubara (別腹 – Dessert Stomach) | Apr 21, 2019 |
| 【No. 1584】Ame to Muchi (飴と鞭 – Carrot and Stick) | Apr 20, 2019 |
| 【No. 1583】Shirami Tsubushi (虱潰し – One by One) | Apr 19, 2019 |
| 【No. 1582】Hachiku no Ikioi (破竹の勢い – Tremendous Momentum) | Apr 18, 2019 |
| 【No. 1581】Oha-konban-chiwa (おはこんばんちは – Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening) | Apr 17, 2019 |
| 【No. 1580】Shigo (死語 – Dead Language/Word) | Apr 16, 2019 |
| 【No. 1579】Shame (写メ – Photo) Part 2 | Apr 15, 2019 |
| 【No. 1578】Shame (写メ – Photo) Part 1 | Apr 14, 2019 |
| 【No. 1577】Nomikomi ga Hayai (飲み込みが早い – Learning Fast) | Apr 13, 2019 |
| 【No. 1576】Kusshi (屈指 – One of the Best) | Apr 12, 2019 |
| 【No. 1575】Yubiori Kazoeru (指折り数える – Waiting Eagerly) | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 【No. 1574】Yubiori (指折り – One of the Best) | Apr 10, 2019 |
| 【No. 1573】On ni Kiseru/On wo Uru (恩に着せる/恩を売る – Making You Feel Grateful) | Apr 09, 2019 |
| 【No. 1572】On wo Ada de Kaesu (恩を仇で返す – Biting the Hand that Feeds One) | Apr 08, 2019 |
| 【No. 1571】Ice Cream and Shaved Ice | Apr 07, 2019 |
| 【No. 1570】Kakigōri (かき氷 – Shaved Ice) | Apr 06, 2019 |
| 【No. 1569】Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai (痛くも痒くもない – Not Caring at All) | Apr 05, 2019 |
| 【No. 1568】Kan Kinou Shougai (肝機能障害 – Hepatic Dysfunction) | Apr 04, 2019 |
| 【No. 1567】Tachi Ōjō (立ち往生 – Gridlock) | Apr 03, 2019 |
| 【No. 1566】Ne ni Motsu (根に持つ – Holding a Grudge) | Apr 02, 2019 |
| 【No. 1565】The Kanji Character with the Largest Number of Strokes | Apr 01, 2019 |
| 【No. 1564】Shisshō (失笑 – Bursting into Laughter) | Mar 31, 2019 |
| 【No. 1563】Misoji (三十路 – Thirty Years Old) | Mar 30, 2019 |
| 【No. 1562】Nagori (なごり – Remnant) | Mar 29, 2019 |
| 【No. 1561】Dowasure (ど忘れ – Lapse of Memory) | Mar 28, 2019 |
| 【No. 1560】Suima ni Osowareru (睡魔に襲われる – Getting Sleepy) | Mar 27, 2019 |
| 【No. 1559】Saiketsu (採血 – Blood Sampling) | Mar 26, 2019 |
| 【No. 1558】Bon to Shōgatsu ga Issho ni Kita-yō (盆と正月が一緒に来たよう – Very Busy) | Mar 25, 2019 |
| 【No. 1557】Nizukuri(荷造り – Packing) | Mar 24, 2019 |
| 【No. 1556】Sudatsu (巣立つ – Leaving a Nest) | Mar 23, 2019 |
| 【No. 1555】Megashira ga Atsuku Naru (目頭が熱くなる – One’s Eyes Fill with Tears) | Mar 22, 2019 |
| 【No. 1554】Sihou Happou (四方八方 – Every Direction) | Mar 21, 2019 |
| 【No. 1553】‘Yōshi Tanrei‘ and ‘Bimoku Shūrei‘ (「容姿端麗」と「眉目秀麗」 – “Beautiful Features”) | Mar 20, 2019 |
| 【No. 1552】Saishoku Kenbi (才色兼備 – Being both Talented and Beautiful) | Mar 19, 2019 |
| 【No. 1551】Atama ga Panku (頭がパンク – One’s Head is Explode) | Mar 18, 2019 |
| 【No. 1550】Shucchō (出張 – Business Trip) | Mar 17, 2019 |
| 【No. 1549】Monku (文句 – Complaint/Criticism) | Mar 16, 2019 |
| 【No. 1548】Yō wo Tasu (用を足す – Go to the Bathroom) | Mar 15, 2019 |
| 【No. 1547】The Toilet was Clogged | Mar 14, 2019 |
| 【No. 1546】Shichiten Hakki (七転八起 – Never Giving Up) | Mar 13, 2019 |
| 【No. 1545】Gobu Gobu (五分五分 – Half and Half) | Mar 12, 2019 |
| 【No. 1544】Kubu Kurin (九分九厘 – A Hundred to One) | Mar 11, 2019 |
| 【No. 1543】Jucchū Hakku (十中八九 – Ten to One) | Mar 10, 2019 |
| 【No. 1542】Kan-muryō (感無量 – Deep Emotion) | Mar 09, 2019 |
| 【No. 1541】Mune ga Ippai ni Naru (胸がいっぱいになる – Overflowing) | Mar 08, 2019 |
| 【No. 1540】Ōme ni Miru (大目に見る – Overlooking) | Mar 07, 2019 |
| 【No. 1539】Ōmedama wo Kuu (大目玉を食う – Getting a Rocket) | Mar 06, 2019 |
| 【No. 1538】Temae Miso (手前味噌 – Self-Praise) | Mar 05, 2019 |
| 【No. 1537】Kubittake (首ったけ – Being Head-Over-Heels in Love) | Mar 04, 2019 |
| 【No. 1536】Waki ga Amai (脇が甘い – Vulnerable) | Mar 03, 2019 |
| 【No. 1535】Yubi wo Kuwaeru (指をくわえる – Enviously) | Mar 02, 2019 |
| 【No. 1534】Fude ga Tatsu (筆が立つ – Skillful Writer) | Mar 01, 2019 |
| 【No. 1533】Kaze wo Kiru (風を切る – Feeling the Wind) | Feb 28, 2019 |
| 【No. 1532】Nami no Hana (波の花) | Feb 27, 2019 |
| 【No. 1531】Kinu wo Saku youna Koe (絹を裂くような声 – A Piercing Scream) | Feb 26, 2019 |
| 【No. 1530】Kirifuda (切り札 – Trump) | Feb 25, 2019 |
| 【No. 1529】Denka no Houtou (伝家の宝刀 – A Last Resort) | Feb 24, 2019 |
| 【No. 1528】Shōnenba (正念場 – A Crucial Phase) | Feb 23, 2019 |
| 【No. 1527】Katazu wo Nomu (固唾を呑む – Bating One’s Breath) | Feb 22, 2019 |
| 【No. 1526】Kamatoto (かまとと – Playing Innocent) | Feb 21, 2019 |
| 【No. 1525】Udatsu ga Agaranai (うだつが上がらない – Never Get Ahead) | Feb 20, 2019 |
| 【No. 1524】Yūmei Mujitsu (有名無実 – Titular) | Feb 19, 2019 |
| 【No. 1523】Japanese Airline | Feb 18, 2019 |
| 【No. 1522】Suri (スリ – Pickpocket) | Feb 17, 2019 |
| 【No. 1521】Hōmu Shikku (ホームシック – Homesickness) | Feb 16, 2019 |
| 【No. 1520】Makuhiki (幕引き – Closing a Curtain) | Feb 15, 2019 |
| 【No. 1519】Ikken Rakuchaku (一件落着 – Problem Solved) | Feb 14, 2019 |
| 【No. 1518】Nigashita Sakana wa Ookii (逃した魚は大きい) | Feb 13, 2019 |
| 【No. 1517】Bottakuri (ぼったくり – RIp-Off) | Feb 12, 2019 |
| 【No. 1516】Kara Shucchō (カラ出張 – A Fake Business Trip) | Feb 11, 2019 |
| 【No. 1515】Sihan Seiki (四半世紀 – Quarter-Century) | Feb 10, 2019 |
| 【No. 1514】Yatsuatari (八つ当たり – Misdirected Anger) | Feb 09, 2019 |
| 【No. 1513】Jigou Jitoku (自業自得 – Having It Coming) | Feb 08, 2019 |
| 【No. 1512】Boketsu wo Horu (墓穴を掘る – Digging One’s Own Grave) | Feb 07, 2019 |
| 【No. 1511】ippai ippai (いっぱいいっぱい – Having One’s Hands Full) | Feb 06, 2019 |
| 【No. 1510】Tsutsu Uraura (津津浦浦 – All Over the Country) | Feb 05, 2019 |
| 【No. 1509】Chinese New Year | Feb 04, 2019 |
| 【No. 1508】Ehoumaki (恵方巻 – Lucky Direction Roll) | Feb 03, 2019 |
| 【No. 1507】Yuiitsu Muni (唯一無二 – One and Only) | Feb 02, 2019 |
| 【No. 1506】Mondō Muyō (問答無用 – No Discussion) | Feb 01, 2019 |
| 【No. 1505】Tatetsuku (盾突く – Defying) | Jan 31, 2019 |
| 【No. 1504】Fumin Fukyū (不眠不休 – Without Sleep or Rest) | Jan 30, 2019 |