Toru – Page 8 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Dec 09, 2023Jan 08, 2024 aside, chopsticks, discussion, hashiyasume, Japanese cuisine, main dish, metaphorical, pickles, resting, vinegared vegetables

Hashiyasume (箸休め – Palate Cleanser)

Hashiyasume 箸休め In Japanese cuisine, small dishes like pickles or vinegared vegetables served between main dishes are called hashiyasume (箸休め). Read More

Corrected Culture Diary Essay Idiom Japanese tradition

Toru Dec 08, 2023Jan 08, 2024 body, bone, fatigue, heal, hot spring, Japanese, kyūka, kyūkei, metaphor, rest

Hone Yasume (骨休め – Relaxation)

Hone Yasume 骨休め The concept of resting one’s body and healing fatigue is sometimes described as hone yasume (骨休め) in Read More

Corrected Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang

Toru Dec 07, 2023Jan 08, 2024 attendance, daihen, dishonest act, henji, lecture, pinige, slang term, substitute response, tuition fees, university

Daihen (代返 – Proxy Attendance)

Daihen 代返 Yesterday, I introduced the slang term pinige (ピ逃げ), which refers to registering attendance and running away from a Read More

Culture Education Essay Japanese tradition News Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 06, 2023Jan 01, 2024 attendance, digitized, IC card, ID card, lectures, pi-nige, run away, students, tap, university

Pi-nige (ピ逃げ – Registering Attendance and Running Away)

Pi-nige ピ逃げ Recently, the lang term pi-nige (ピ逃げ) has been coined and used among university students. 最近の大学生の間で、「ピ逃げ」という言葉が生まれ、使われているようです。 Pi (ピ) represents Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 05, 2023Jan 01, 2024 anime, antonym, hontōmatsu, Japanese, lie, Osomatsu-san, slang term, social media, Twitter, usomatsu

Usomatsu (嘘松 – Fabricated Story)

Usomatsu 嘘松 On Japanese social media, posts that seem like lies are sometimes referred to as usomatsu (嘘松). 日本のSNSにおいて、嘘である可能性が極めて高い投稿のことを、俗に「嘘松」と言うことがあります。 The Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 04, 2023Jan 01, 2024 acclamation, admiration, clapping, expression, Hakushu Kassai, idiom, Japanese, performance, social networking, Twitter

Hakushu Kassai (拍手喝采 – Cheering and Clapping)

Hakushu Kassai 拍手喝采 The act of clapping hands and praising someone with loud voices is referred to as hakushu kassai Read More

Business Culture Essay Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Dec 03, 2023Jan 01, 2024 agriculture, cultivation, income, Japanese term, livelihood, living, nariwai, occupation, painting, work

Nariwai (生業 – Occupation)

Nariwai 生業 The Japanese term nariwai (生業) refers to one’s occupation or work that supports their livelihood. 生計を立てるための仕事のことを、「生業」と言うことがあります。 Nari (生) Read More