Toru – Page 31 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru May 16, 2023Jan 02, 2024 active users, corrections, HiNative, Lang-8, moving, posting, profile, registration, service, updates

Moving to HiNative

Moving to HiNative HiNative への移動を検討 For more than six years, Lang-8 has stopped accepting registrations from new users. 6年以上前から、Lang-8 はユーザの新規登録を停止しています。 Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru May 15, 2023Jan 02, 2024 future, mean, omoiyarareru, omoiyaru, phrase, reru, saki, saki ga omoiyarareru, worried about the future, yukusue

Saki ga Omoiyarareru (先が思いやられる – Being Worried about the Future)

Saki ga Omoiyarareru 先が思いやられる When you are worried that a bad situation is about to happen in the future, you Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 14, 2023Jan 02, 2024 Japanese idiom, literal meaning, negative suffix, reluctant, secrets, spill the beans, to ask, to tell

Tou ni Ochizu Kataru ni Ochiru (問うに落ちず語るに落ちる – The Tongue Is Ever Turning to the Aching Tooth)

Tou ni Ochizu Kataru ni Ochiru 問うに落ちず語るに落ちる When people are asked about their secrets by others, they are wary and Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 13, 2023Jan 02, 2024 adverb, casual expression, daily conversation, expression, formal, Japanese, nandaka, nanka, overuse, young people

Nanka (なんか – Somehow)

Nanka なんか Young Japanese people often use the adverb nanka (なんか/何か) in daily conversation. 日本の若者は、会話の中で「なんか」という表現（副詞）をよく使います。 For example, you can say Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 12, 2023Jan 02, 2024 Chinese book, do one's best, fate, jinji, matsu, origins, proverb, tenmei, tsukushite, wait

Jinji wo Tsukushite Tenmei wo Matsu (人事を尽くして天命を待つ

Jinji wo Tsukushite Tenmei wo Matsu 人事を尽くして天命を待つ Have you ever been in a situation where you have done everything you Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 11, 2023Jan 02, 2024 children, kaze, kaze no ko, kodomo, outdoors, proverb, short pants, short-sleeved, wind, winter

Kodomo wa Kaze no Ko (子供は風の子 – Children Are Open-air Creatures)

Kodomo wa Kaze no Ko 子供は風の子 When I was a child, I used to wear short-sleeved shirts and short pants Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 10, 2023Jan 02, 2024 aging population, elderly, hachijū no tenarai, hyaku no tenarai, learning, lifelong education, oi no tenarai, proverb, rokujū no tenarai, skills

Oi no Tenarai (老いの手習い – It’s Never Too Late to Learn)

Oi no Tenarai 老いの手習い Trying new things is very important no matter how old you get. 年をとっても、新しいことに挑戦することはとても重要です。 The proverb, oi Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 09, 2023Jan 02, 2024 beginnings, big, Japanese, literal meaning, neglect, proverb, shōji wa daiji, significant, small, translation

Shōji wa Daiji (小事は大事 – Big Things Have Small Beginnings)

Shōji wa Daiji 小事は大事 We should be aware that even small things could become significant things. 小さなことであっても、その積み重ねで大事になることがあるので、注意する必要があります。 The proverb shōji Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 08, 2023Jan 02, 2024 atmosphere, graceful, iwanu ga hana, Japanese, literal meaning, modesty, proverb, say less, silence, speech

Iwanu ga Hana (言わぬが花 – Silence Is Gold)

Iwanu ga Hana 言わぬが花 Sometimes it is better to be modest and say less rather than saying everything that comes Read More