EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Sep 03, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bad, Buddha, careful, ghost, gods, harm, harmful, health, intemperance Fusessei (不摂生 – Intemperance) Fusessei 不摂生 These days I have lived a lifestyle called ‘fusessei‘ (不摂生). 最近私は「不摂生」な生活を送っています。 ‘Fu‘ (不) is a negative word, and Read More
ChinaEssayProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 02, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bad, bad news, evil, ill, length, run, spread, thing, thousand Akuji Senri wo Hashiru (悪事千里を走る – Bad News has Wings) Akuji Senri wo Hashiru 悪事千里を走る If you do bad things, the rumor will spread rapidly. 悪いことをしたとき、その噂というものは、すぐに広まってしまうものです。 To express such a Read More
EssayProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 31, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bad thing, bee, cry, face, sting, unfortunate thing Nakittsura ni Hachi (泣きっ面に蜂 – Adding Insult to Injury) Nakittsura ni Hachi 泣きっ面に蜂 Yesterday, I introduced you to the expression ‘fundari kettari‘ (踏んだり蹴ったり), which means that one bad thing Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 29, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bowel, child, discharge, Edo, evacuate, jerry, oval gold coin, portable indoor toilet, potty, tiger, urine, wood Omaru (おまる – Jerry/Potty) Omaru おまる In Japan, we call portable indoor toilets ‘omaru‘ (おまる). 室内用の携帯型便器のことを、日本語で「おまる」と言います。 ‘O‘ (お) is a polite prefix, and ‘maru‘ Read More
EssayUncorrected Toru Aug 28, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments country, group, immediately, pay back, personal matter, revenge Shikaesi, Fukushū, Houfuku (仕返し、復讐、報復) Shikaesi, Fukushū, Houfuku 仕返し、復讐、報復 I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘shippe gaeshi’ (しっぺ返し – paying back) yesterday. 私は昨日、「しっぺ返し」という日本語を紹介しました。 In Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Aug 27, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bamboo, get back, meditation, monk, pay back, Zen Shippe Gaeshi (しっぺ返し – Paying Back) Shippe Gaeshi しっぺ返し When someone does something bad to you, if you pay him/her in the same coin, the act Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Aug 26, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments climbing, cloud, dark red, dye, madder, morning sun, perennial, root, rosy cloud, setting sun, sunrise, sunset Akane Gumo (茜雲 – Rosy Cloud) Akane Gumo 茜雲 Yesterday, I introduced you to my favorite kind of clouds, ‘nyūdō gumo‘ (入道雲). 昨日は、私の好きな雲の種類である入道雲を紹介しました。 I also like Read More
EssayEtymologyJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 25, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments cloud, cumulonimbus cloud, shaven head, sky, specter, summer Nyūdō Gumo (入道雲 – Cumulonimbus Cloud) Nyūdō Gumo 入道雲 I like ‘nyūdō gumo‘ (入道雲), which you can see in the summer sky. 私は夏の空に見ることができる「入道雲」が好きです。 Nyūdō gumo are Read More
DiaryEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Aug 24, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments barbershop, cut, hair, hair salon, hollow, thin out Kami wo Suku (髪をすく – Thinning Out One’s Hair) Kami wo Suku 髪をすく I had my hair cut at a barbershop yesterday. 私は昨日、美容院で散髪をしてきました。 Whenever I go to a barbershop, Read More