Essay – Page 145 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jul 05, 2017Jan 03, 2024 abbreviation, formal, greeting, home, Japan, kaerimashita, now, polite, tadaima, tradition

Tadaima (ただいま – I’m home)

Tadaima ただいま In Japan, people often say “tadaima” (ただいま) when they arrive at their homes. 日本では、家に帰るときよく「ただいま」と言います。 This is short for Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jul 03, 2017Jan 03, 2024 body parts, communication, differences, English, expressions, idioms, Japanese, mouth, speech, tongue

Mouth and Tongue

There are many idioms that use a part of a body in both English and Japanese. 口と舌 Today I found Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Kanji News Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jul 02, 2017Jan 03, 2024 adults, bestseller, example sentences, Japanese, junior high school, kanji, poop, popular, unko kanji doriru, workbook

Poop Kanji Workbook

Japanese people learn about 2000 kanji characters before graduating from junior high school. うんこ漢字ドリル Also, it is said that general Read More

Corrected Essay Etymology

Toru Jul 01, 2017Jan 03, 2024 0 Comments 925, boundary, brink, edge, life-or-death, sea, strait

Setogiwa (瀬戸際 – Brink)

Setogiwa 瀬戸際 Have you ever teetered on the brink of life-or-death or win-or-lose? あなたは勝つか負けるか、生きるか死ぬかなど、運命の分かれ目に立ったことはありますか？ Such a situation is called setogiwa Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 30, 2017Jan 03, 2024 authority, bureaucratic, child, Emperor, etymology, kanji, naughty, phonetic, power, wanpaku

Wanpaku (わんぱく – Mischief)

We sometimes call a child who is naughty and beyond control of adults “wanpaku” (わんぱく). わんぱく Wanpaku is written as Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Jun 29, 2017Jan 03, 2024 cheep, chicks, etymology, experience, expression, hiyokko, hiyoko, Japanese, peep, sound

Hiyokko (ひよっこ – fledgling)

Hiyokko ひよっこ In English, the call of chicks is expressed as “cheep-cheep” or “peep-peep,” while in Japanese, it’s expressed as Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Jun 28, 2017Jan 03, 2024 chichin puipui, crying, foster mother, Iemitsu Tokugawa, Japanese culture, knowledge and power, ontakara, pain relief, Shogun, spell

Chichin Puipui (ちちんぷいぷい)

Chichin Puipui ちちんぷいぷい I think that almost all Japanese people have heard the spell, “chichin puipui.” 日本人なら「ちちんぷいぷい」という呪文を聞いたことがあると思います。 This spell is Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 1980s, 2011, obsolete, popular, pun, reason, seaweed, slang, understand, wake wakame

Wake Wakame (わけわかめ)

I sometimes introduce slang terms, but some of them are becoming obsolete. わけわかめ For example, there is a slang term, Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 26, 2017Jan 03, 2024 disorderly, drinking party, Edo period, Kansai dialect, movie, newspaper, novel, popular, slang term, tenya wanya

Tenya Wanya (てんやわんや)

Tenya Wanya てんやわんや When participating in a drinking party, sometimes it becomes “tenya wanya” (てんやわんや). 飲み会やパーティでは「てんやわんや」になることがあります。 “Tenya wanya” is a Read More