Culture – Page 31 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru May 01, 2023May 06, 2023 0 Comments 2017, business card, business situation, etiquette, exchange, greeting, name card

Business Cards in Japan

Business Cards in Japan 日本の名刺 Yesterday, I introduced the word meishi (名刺), which means “business/name card.” 昨日、”business/name card” を意味する「名刺」という言葉を紹介しました。 In Read More

Corrected Culture Essay Food History

Toru Apr 23, 2023Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 2009, court lady, dried bonito, dried bonito flakes, imperial court, Muromachi period, rice ball

Okaka (おかか – Dried Bonito Flakes)

Okaka おかか A few days ago, I ate a rice ball containing okaka (おかか). 先日「おかか」のおにぎりを食べました。 Okaka means “dried bonito flakes” Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Apr 20, 2023Jan 02, 2024 character, decision, idiom, indecision, Japanese, kind, negative meaning, negative prefix, soft, yūjū fudan

Yūjū Fudan (優柔不断 – Indecision)

Yūjū Fudan 優柔不断 Someone sometimes calls me yūjū fudan (優柔不断). 私はときどき「優柔不断」と言われます。 Yū (優) means “kind” and jū (柔) means “soft,” Read More

Climate Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

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

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Apr 18, 2023Jan 02, 2024 expression, hot water, idiom, Japanese, living environment, metaphor, tsukau, waste, water, yumizu no you ni tsukau

Yumizu no You ni Tsukau (湯水のように使う – Like It Grows on Trees)

Yumizu no You ni Tsukau 湯水のように使う Recently, I may have thrown a lot of money around to set up my Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Apr 17, 2023Jan 02, 2024 communication, emotionally, iitai koto wa asu ie, Japanese, manners, negative consequences, proverb, say something, think it over, tomorrow

Iitai Koto wa Asu Ie (言いたいことは明日言え – If You Want to Say Something, Say It Tomorrow)

Iitai Koto wa Asu Ie 言いたいことは明日言え Today, I would like to introduce a proverb that seems to be for a Read More

Business Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Apr 16, 2023Jan 02, 2024 deep, fukai, high, mountain, price fluctuations, stock market, takai, tani, valley, yama

Yama Takakereba Tani Fukashi (山高ければ谷深し – What Goes Up Must Come Down)

Yama Takakereba Tani Fukashi 山高ければ谷深し Today I would like to introduce a saying, yama takakereba tani fukashi (山高ければ谷深し). 今日は「山高ければ谷深し」という教訓を紹介します。 Since Read More

Climate Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

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

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Apr 14, 2023Jan 02, 2024 amai kao, appearance, attitude, describe, expression, handsome, Japanese, lenient, strict, sweet face

Amai Kao (甘い顔 – Pretty/Handsome Face) Part 2

Amai Kao Part 2 甘い顔 Part 2 In my post yesterday, I introduced the term amai kao (甘い顔), which means Read More

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