Toru – Learning English and Japanese

Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘

Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘ 本当の狸寝入り Previously, I introduced you to the term ‘tanuki neiri‘ (狸寝入り – literally “raccoon dog sleep”), which

Kindai University 近畿大学 There is a famous private university called ‘Kinki Daigaku’ (近畿大学 – literally “Kinki University”) in Osaka, Japan.

Okkū 億劫 If you want to describe a feeling that you are not willing to do something because of bothersome,

Tama ni Kizu 玉に瑕 Is there a perfect person or thing around you? あなたの周りには、完璧な人や、完全なものがありますか？ I think that most people and

Earthquakes in Japan 日本の地震 The surface of the earth is covered with 14 or 15 plate tectonics (also called “lithosphere”),

Doji どじ I am probably a person called ‘doji‘ (どじ). 恐らく私は「どじ」です。 Doji means a stupid mistake or a person who

Inase いなせ We sometimes use the word ‘inase‘ (いなせ) to describe a gallant and fresh young man. 勇み肌でさっぱりしている若者のことを、「いなせ」と言うことがあります。 This word

Four Seasons in Japan 日本の四季 Some Japanese people say “Japan has four seasons,” but foreign people who heard that would

Dobe and Biri 「ドベ」と「ビリ」 Yesterday, while playing Super Mario Party, I used the Japanese term ‘dobe‘ (ドベ), but its meaning