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Learning English and Japanese

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Toru Oct 30, 2015Jan 07, 2024 aka, completely, Japanese word, obviously, 真っ赤な嘘, 赤ちゃん, 赤の他人, 赤ん坊, 赤子, 赤字, 赤点

The Meaning of Aka (Red)

The Meaning of Aka 日本語の「赤」の意味 The Japanese word “aka (red) ” has various meanings. 赤という言葉は、様々な意味で使われることがあります。 For example, aka includes meanings Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Oct 29, 2015Jan 07, 2024 board game, Go, ichi-moku oku, phrase, superiority

Ichi-moku Oku

Today, I’d like to explain the phrase “ichi-moku oku (place one stone),” derived from the board game called Go. 一目置く Read More

Culture Essay European countries Food Uncorrected

Toru Oct 28, 2015Jan 07, 2024 bread, calories, Japan, mayonnaise, rice balls, Russia, Russian households

Mayonnaise

I like mayonnaise. マヨネーズ Since mayonnaise is often used as ingredients of rice balls and breads in Japan, I think Read More

Business Culture Essay Food Uncorrected

Toru Oct 27, 2015Jan 07, 2024 alcohol tax, beer, drink, expensive, Japan

Price of Beer

I heard beer is very expensive in Japan. ビールの値段 Roughly, a glass of beer (400 ml) costs 500-600 yen (4-5 Read More

Culture Diary Idiom News Uncorrected

Toru Oct 26, 2015Jan 07, 2024 door, entrance, intercom, lock, lunch, mistake, physical condition, room, scared, shopping, slept, stranger, surprised

Suspicious Individual

Yesterday my physical condition was bad, so I slept after I went shopping and ate lunch. 不審者 Then the intercom Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Oct 23, 2015Jan 07, 2024 body temperature, cool sounds, fūrin, hurin, wind chimes

Furin (wind chimes)

Furin 風鈴 Summer in Japan, we often see furin. 日本の夏は、風鈴をよく見かけます。 Furin is called “wind chimes” in English, and it tinkles Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Science Technology Uncorrected

Toru Oct 20, 2015Jan 07, 2024 anus, Japan, Japanese company, line, next summer, shower toilets, toilet, toilet tissues, washlet function, Washlet toilets

Evolved Washlet

Washlet toilets (or shower toilets) are popular in Japan. 進化したウォッシュレット In fact, a toilet placed in my apartment has also Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Language Uncorrected

Toru Oct 19, 2015Jan 07, 2024 cheating, cribbing, cunning, English, fraud, meaning, Meiji period, student, test, カンニング

Cunning

Japanese people call “a fraud in a test” “カンニング(cunning).” カンニング “カンニング” is derived from an English word “cunnning,” but the Read More

Culture Diary Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Oct 17, 2015Jan 07, 2024 association, fried food, Japan KARAAGE Association, karaage, karaage certificate exam

Japan “KARAAGE” Association

Today I found “Japan KARAAGE Association” on the internet. 日本唐揚協会 In the association, members have exchanged karaage information, and held Read More