Culture – Page 42 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Nov 15, 2019Jan 02, 2024 beginnings, busy, English essays, four-character idiom, ji, Lang-8, many things, ta, Tajitatan, tan

Tajitatan (多事多端 – Eventful)

Tajitatan 多事多端 This is the first post for a month. 1ヶ月ぶりの投稿となります。 I could not write English essays on Lang-8 because Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Oct 10, 2019Oct 09, 2019 0 Comments box, Buddha, coin, dedicate, five-yen, gods, good encounter, hope, money, offertory box, pray, prayer, relationship, shrine, temple

Five-yen Coin

Five-yen Coin 五円玉 Usually, there is saisenbako (賽銭箱) in Japanese shrines and temples. 日本の神社や寺院などには「賽銭箱」が置かれていることがあります。 Saisen (賽銭) means money that is Read More

Culture Essay Uncorrected

Toru Oct 03, 2019Oct 02, 2019 0 Comments AIchi, anniversary, Chiba, citizen, elementary school, establish, Gunma, high school, Ibaraki, junior high school, prefecture, Saitama, Tokyo, Yamanashi

Kenmin no Hi (県民の日 – “Prefecture Citizens Day”)

Kenmin no Hi 県民の日 Yesterday, I introduced Tomin no Hi (都民の日 – “Tokyo Citizens Day”), which was established for Tokyo Read More

Culture Essay News Uncorrected

Toru Oct 02, 2019 0 Comments aquarium, citizen, elementary school, establish, facility, graduate, high school, junior high school, people, Tokyo, Tokyo Sky Tree, university, zoo

Tomin no Hi (都民の日 – Tokyo Citizens Day)

Tomin no Hi 都民の日 October 1st was Tomin no Hi (都民の日). 10月1日は「都民の日」でした。 Since to (都) means “Tokyo,” min (民) means Read More

Culture Essay News Uncorrected

Toru Oct 01, 2019Oct 02, 2019 0 Comments consumption tax, drink, food, home appliance, implement, postpone, raise, refrigerator, schedule, washing machine

10% Consumption Tax

10% Consumption Tax 消費税10％ On October 1, 2019, the consumption tax in Japan was raised from 8% to 10%. 10月1日、日本で消費税が8%から10％に引き上げられました。 Read More

Culture Essay Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 30, 2019Oct 01, 2019 0 Comments behavior, learn, look, negative exemplar, person, what not to do, what to do

Hito no Furi mite Wa-ga Furi Naose (人の振り見て我が振り直せ)

Hito no Furi mite Wa-ga Furi Naose 人の振り見て我が振り直せ The day before yesterday, I introduced the idiom hanmen kyōshi (反面教師), which Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Sep 29, 2019Oct 01, 2019 0 Comments concrete, description, explain, explanation, expression, feel tired, such

Kakukaku Shikazika (かくかくしかじか)

Kakukaku Shikazika かくかくしかじか When you feel tired of explaining something concretely, you can say kakukaku shikazika (かくかくしかじか). 何かを具体的に説明するのが面倒なとき、「かくかくしかじか」と言うことができます。 Actually, its Read More