ClimateCultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Dec 21, 2023Jan 01, 2024 ginsekai, Japanese, kanji, landscape, metal, platinum, silver, snow, white, world Ginsekai (銀世界 – Snowy World) Ginsekai 銀世界 A landscape where snow has fallen and everything is covered in white can described as ginsekai (銀世界) in Read More
ClimateCultureDiaryEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 23, 2023Jan 01, 2024 ancestors, Autumnal Equinox, Buddhist altars, day and night, graves, holidays, Japan, national holiday, September 23rd, Shūbun no Hi Shūbun no Hi (秋分の日 – Autumnal Equinox Day) Shūbun no Hi 秋分の日 Today, September 23rd, 2023, is Shūbun no HI (秋分の日 – “Autumnal Equinox Day”) in Japan. 今日、2023年9月23日は「秋分の日」です。 Read More
ChinaClimateCorrectedDiaryEssay Toru Apr 28, 2023Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 2013, cold, four-character idiom, repeat, warm Sankan Shion (三寒四温 – A Cycle of Three Cold Days and Four Warm Days) Sankan Shion 三寒四温 Recently, warm and cold days have been repeating every few days. 最近、数日ごとに温かい日と寒い日が繰り返されています。 Such weather seen from winter Read More
ClimateCorrectedEssayEtymology Toru Apr 26, 2023Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 2011, full moon, harvest moon, loved person, metaphor, moon, night, poem, rain, visible Amayo no Tsuki (雨夜の月 – Something that Exists but Is Invisible) Amayo no Tsuki 雨夜の月 Something that exists somewhere but is not visible, or an imaginary thing that does not exist Read More
ClimateCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Apr 19, 2023Jan 02, 2024 April, catch a cold, cherry blossoms, climate, cold, flower, hanabie, Japan, Northern Hemisphere, temperature difference Hanabie (花冷え – Cold in Cherry-Blossom Time) Hanabie 花冷え Over the past few days, we have been experiencing a climate called hanabie (花冷え). ここ数日、「花冷え」となりました。 Since hana (花) Read More
ClimateCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Apr 15, 2023Jan 02, 2024 Chinese poetry, comfortable, dawn, literal, meaning, oversleep, proverb, sleep, spring, temperature Shunmin Akatsuki wo Oboezu (春眠暁を覚えず – In Spring One Sleeps a Sleep That Knows No Dawn) Shunmin Akatsuki wo Oboezu 春眠暁を覚えず The temperature was so pleasant today’s morning that I overslept. 今日は気温が心地よく、つい寝坊してしまいました。 It is shunmin akatsuki Read More
ClimateCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 28, 2021Jan 02, 2024 autumn, comfort, grow fat, harvest, horses, Japanese, phrase, sky high, ten takaku uma koyuru aki, tradition Ten Takaku Uma Koyuru Aki (天高く馬肥ゆる秋 – Autumn with the Sky Clear and Blue, and Horses Growing Stout) Ten Takaku Uma Koyuru Aki 天高く馬肥ゆる秋 Comfortable weather in autumn is sometimes described as ten takaku uma koyuru aki (天高く馬肥ゆる秋) Read More
ClimateCultureEssayJapanese traditionNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2021Jan 02, 2024 awareness, COVID-19, disaster drills, Disaster Prevention Day, earthquake, fire, natural disasters, remote disaster drill, university, YouTube Remote Disaster Drill (リモート防災訓練) Remote Disaster Drill リモート防災訓練 Today, September 1st, is Bousai no Hi (防災の日 – Disaster Prevention Day). 今日、9月1日は防災の日です。 To deepen our Read More
ClimateCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 15, 2021Jan 02, 2024 e-mail, gojiai kudasai, health, Japanese phrase, letter, love oneself, polite, seasonal changes, self-care, take care Gojiai Kudasai (ご自愛ください – Please Take Care of Yourself) Gojiai Kudasai ご自愛ください Recently, more and more people around me have been getting sick. 最近、身近で体調の悪い人が増えています。 It is easy to get Read More