Toru – Page 7 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Dec 18, 2023Jan 08, 2024 beginning, closure, end, essays, Lang-8, meaning, negative context, Owari no Hajimari, phrase, website

Owari no Hajimari (終わりの始まり – The Beginning of the End)

Owari no Hajimari 終わりの始まり When I heard the announcement of the closure of Lang-8, the phrase owari no hajimari (終わりの始まり) Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Dec 17, 2023Jan 01, 2024 battlefield, conversation, insert, interferes, interrupt, Japanese idiom, literal meaning, spear, third party, yokoyari

Yokoyari wo Ireru (横槍を入れる – Interrupting)

Yokoyari wo Ireru 横槍を入れる The Japanese idiom yokoyari wo ireru (横槍を入れる) means to interrupt someone else’s conversation or work. 他人の会話や仕事に横から口を出してじゃまをすることを、「横槍を入れる」と言います。 Read More

Culture Essay History Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Dec 16, 2023Jan 01, 2024 Buddhist, disciple, idiom, ishin denshin, kokoro, konjyomi, master, mind, motte, tsutau

Ishin Denshin (以心伝心 – Heart-to-Heart Communication)

Ishin Denshin 以心伝心 The four-character idiom ishin denshin (以心伝心) describes a situation where you and someone else understand each other’s Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Dec 15, 2023Jan 02, 2024 idiomatic expression, imply, Japanese, linguistics, literal meaning, negative suffix, phrase, realizing, unaware

Shirazu Shirazu (知らず知らず – Unconsciously)

Shirazu Shirazu 知らず知らず The Japanese phrase shirazu shirazu (知らず知らず) is used to describe a situation where you are unaware that Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 14, 2023Jan 02, 2024 bokyahin, Japanese, language, literal meaning, obselete, poor, slang, study, term, vocabulary

Bokyahin (ボキャ貧 – Limited Vocabulary)

Bokyahin ボキャ貧 Over the past two days, I introduced slang terms that mean limited vocabulary. 昨日と一昨日に、語彙力が不足していることを意味する表現を紹介しました。 There is another similar Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 13, 2023Jan 01, 2024 amazing, elementary school, goiryoku, Internet slang, Japanese, konamikan, opinions, self-deprecate, slang term, vocabulary

Konamikan (小並感 – Child-like Opinion)

Konamikan 小並感 Yesterday, I introduced the internet slang term ‘(goiryoku)’ (語彙力), which means limited vocabulary. 昨日は、語彙力が足りないことを意味する「（語彙力）」というネットスラングを紹介しました。 Similarly, there is another Read More

Corrected Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang

Toru Dec 12, 2023Jan 08, 2024 ability, expressions, goiryoku, Japanese, oishii, parentheses, self-deprecate, vocabulary, writing, young people

(Goiryoku) (（語彙力） – (Limited Vocabulary))

(Goiryoku) （語彙力） When lacking vocabulary and writing mundane and boring opinions, recent young people sometimes append ‘(goiryoku)’ at the end Read More