EssayIdiomProverbUncorrected Toru Jan 28, 2019 0 Comments body, concern, event, future, happen, me, misfortune, my, possibility, see, tomorrow Asu wa Wagami (明日は我が身 – Tomorrow It Might Be Me) Asu wa Wagami 明日は我が身 Have you ever seen someone’s misfortune in front of you? 他人の不幸を目の当たりにしたことはありますか? You might think that it Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 27, 2019 0 Comments duration, expression, imagine, period, short, term, today, weird, yesterday Kinou no Kyou (昨日の今日 – A Short Period) Kinou no Kyou 昨日の今日 Today, I would like to talk about a little weird Japanese expression, ‘kinou no kyou‘ (昨日の今日). Read More
DiaryEssayProverbUncorrected Toru Jan 26, 2019 2 Comments continue, continuity, endurance, important, motto, pay off, perfect, persistence, power, practice, stronger Keizoku wa Chikara Nari (継続は力なり – Practice Makers Perfect) Keizoku wa Chikara Nari 継続は力なり This is my 1500th post. 今日で1500回目の投稿になります。 Today I would like to introduce the phrase ‘keizoku Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 25, 2019Jan 25, 2019 0 Comments ashamed, criticism, ear, feel, feel painful, hear, hit, hurt, ohysically, painful, remark, sensitive, weak Mimi ga Itai (耳が痛い – Being Ashamed to Hear) Mimi ga Itai 耳が痛い When someone’s remarks or criticisms hit your sensitive or weak point, and it is harsh for Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 24, 2019 0 Comments attract, attractive, extend, loose, loose face, loosen, man, nose, spoony, stretch, under, woman, womanize Hana no Shita wo Nobasu (鼻の下を伸ばす – Spoony) Hana no Shita wo Nobasu 鼻の下を伸ばす When you womanize or have a loose face due to an attractive woman, it Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 23, 2019 0 Comments break, crop, feather, high, nose, pride, subdue Hana wo Oru (鼻を折る – Cropping Someone’s Feathers) Hana wo Oru 鼻を折る Continuing from yesterday’s post, I would like to talk about an idiom related to nose, ‘hana Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 22, 2019 0 Comments awful, bad, bad smell, bend, bent, distorted, nose, odor, smell, terrible Hana ga Magaru (鼻が曲がる – Bad Smelling) Hana ga Magaru 鼻が曲がる These days, I have written about Japanese idioms that use “nose.” 最近私は、「鼻」に関する慣用句を投稿し続けています。 Today, I would like Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 21, 2019 0 Comments annoyed, attach, behavior, feel, nose, peculiar, smell, words Hana ni Tsuku (鼻につく – Getting Annoyed) Hana ni Tsuku 鼻につく When feeling annoyed with someone’s words or behavior, you can express it by using the Japanese Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 20, 2019 0 Comments deed, derivation, laugh, laughter, mock, nose, sneer, snort Hana de Warau (鼻で笑う – Snorting with Laughter) Hana de Warau 鼻で笑う It is not a good deed, but have you ever sneer or mock at someone? あまり良い行為ではありませんが、誰かを見下して嘲り笑ったことはありますか? Read More