CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 30, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments delicious, dish, egg, food, fresh, ingredient, luxurious, pickle, raw egg, restaurant, rice, soy sauce, TKG, truffle, urchin Tamago Kake Gohan (卵かけご飯 – Egg on Rice) Part 3 Tamago Kake Gohan Part 3 卵かけご飯 Part 3 There are restaurants that specialize in “egg on rice” in Japan. 日本には、卵かけご飯の専門店があります。 Read More
CultureEssayFoodUncorrected Toru Mar 29, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments dangerous, dish, egg, expiration date, food, food poisoning, Food Sanitation Act, heat, hygiene management, infest, raw egg, rice, safe, salmonella, shell, sticker Tamago Kake Gohan (卵かけご飯 – Egg on Rice) Part 2 Tamago Kake Gohan Part 2 卵かけご飯 Part 2 One of the reasons that “egg on rice” is popular in Japan is Read More
CorrectedCultureEssayFood Toru Mar 28, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments dish, egg, food, food poisoning, hygiene management, put, raw egg, rice, risk Tamago Kake Gohan (卵かけご飯 – Egg on Rice) Part 1 Tamago Kake Gohan Part 1 卵かけご飯 Part 1 Japanese people often eat tamago kake gohan (卵かけご飯). 日本人はよく「卵かけご飯」を食べます。 Tamago (卵) means Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru Mar 27, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments blood, cold, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, human kindness, ruthless, tear Chi mo Namida mo Nai (血も涙もない – Cold-blooded) Chi mo Namida mo Nai 血も涙もない A ruthless person who has no human kindness can be described as chi mo Read More
CorrectedEssayOnomatopoeiaSlang Toru Mar 26, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments bang, car, cat, cold, engine, knock, narrow, precaution, sound, stationary, warm Neko Bang Bang (猫バンバン – Knock Knock Cats) Neko Bang Bang 猫バンバン Have you ever heard of the term neko bang bang (猫バンバン)? 「猫バンバン」という言葉を聞いたことがありますか? Neko (猫) means “cat,” Read More
CorrectedEssayJapanese traditionSlang Toru Mar 25, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments baby word, bonito flake, carbohydrate, cat, digest, dog, frugal, meal, miso, rice, soy sauce Neko Manma (ねこまんま – Cat’s Meal) Neko Manma ねこまんま When I was a poor student, I often ate neko manma (ねこまんま). 苦学生時代、私は「ねこまんま」をよく食べました。 Neko (ねこ) means “cat,” Read More
CorrectedCultureEssay Toru Mar 24, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments cat, cat test, emotion, feline, harmony, level, live, medical know-how, physiology, quality, responsibility, stress Neko Kentei (ねこ検定 – Cat Test) Neko Kentei ねこ検定 Today, when I was looking at cats on the Internet, I found the neko kentei (ねこ検定). 今日、猫について調べていたら「ねこ検定」というものを見つけました。 Read More
CorrectedDiaryEssayJapanese tradition Toru Mar 23, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments catalog, catalog gift, deliver, gift, gift-giving, item, problem, product, university Catalog Gift Catalog Gift カタログギフト Today, I received a “catalog gift” as a commemorative gift from a student who graduated from university. Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyIdiom Toru Mar 22, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments auspicious, bird, call, cuckoo, echo, mountain, old, prosperous, quiet, town Kankodori (閑古鳥 – Cuckoo) Kankodori 閑古鳥 In my post yesterday, I explained that cuckoos are not very auspicious in Japan. 昨日の投稿で、「カッコウ」は日本であまり縁起が良くないと説明しました。 A cuckoo is Read More