Culture – Learning English and Japanese

Fūrin (風鈴 – Wind Bell)

Fūrin 風鈴 Three years ago, I wrote an article about ‘fūrin‘ (風鈴 – wind bell). 約三年前、私は「風鈴」についての記事を書きました。 Today I would like

Gobusata ご無沙汰 The most common Japanese greeting when you meet with someone for the first time in a long time

Kokoro ni Shimiru 心にしみる When expressing that you are impressed by something in English, you probably say in the way

Kono Ue Naku この上なく Today I would like to introduce you to the Japanese expression ‘kono ue naku‘ (この上なく), which

Socha 粗茶 In Japan, when serving tea to visitors, we sometimes say “socha desuga” (粗茶ですが). 日本では、来客にお茶を出す際に「粗茶ですが」と言うことがあります。 Since ‘so‘ (粗) means

Bokou 母校 I visited my “bokou” (母校) yesterday. 私は昨日、「母校」を訪れました。 Bokou is a school that one’s graduated from, that is, it

Furo 風呂 Previously, I introduced you to the Japanese word yubune (湯船), which means ‘bathtub.’ 私は以前、「湯船」という言葉を紹介しました。 Today I would like

Hiniku 皮肉 I heard that English has many sarcasm and irony. 英語には多くの皮肉表現（sarcasm/irony）があると聞きました。 Sarcasm and irony are called hiniku (皮肉) in

Oyakodon 親子丼 I ate oyakodon (親子丼) yesterday. 私は昨日、親子丼を食べました。 Oya (親) means “parent,” ko (子) means “child,” and don (丼) means