CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jul 26, 2016Jan 06, 2024 dietary fiber, digest, healthy food, mineral, nori, protein, rice balls, seaweed, sushi, vitamin Nori (Dried Seaweed) Nori 海苔 I love nori (dried seaweed, or laver), and often eat it. 私は海苔が大好きで、よく食べます。 Not only is nori used for Read More
AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jul 25, 2016Jan 06, 2024 cranes, death, etymology, guard, happily married, ideal couple, lifetimes, mandarin ducks, oshidori fufu, pair up Oshidori Fufu (A Happily Married Couple) Oshidori Fufu おしどり夫婦 Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “oshidori fufu,” which means “a happily married couple.” 今日は、仲の良い夫婦を意味する「おしどり夫婦」という日本語を紹介します。 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jul 24, 2016Jan 06, 2024 atmosphere, cicadas, cry, drizzling rain, evening cicadas, higurashi, Japanese phrase, semishigure, sounds, summer Semishigure Recently, songs of evening cicadas (which are called higurashi in Japan) have come to resound in my university. 蝉時雨 Today, Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jul 23, 2016Jan 06, 2024 google images, Japanese, komorebi, language, leaves, nature, Polish, scene, sunlight, trees Komorebi Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese word “komorebi,” which is one of my favorite words. 木漏れ日 The komorebi Read More
AnimalCultureEssayFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jul 22, 2016Jan 06, 2024 Christmas, cooking, expensive ingredient, Galliformes, Japan, Meiji period, roasted turkey, shichimencho, Thanksgiving, turkeys Turkeys Turkeys are the largest species among Galliformes, and they are often cooked on Thanksgiving in the US, and Christmas in Read More
CorrectedCultureEssay Toru Jul 21, 2016Aug 02, 2023 0 Comments affectionate, beautiful, graceful, love, moon, novelist, Sosuke Natsume, teacher Tsuki ga Kirei desu ne (月が綺麗ですね – I Love You) Tsuki ga Kirei desu ne 月が綺麗ですね Today, I’d like to talk about the phrase Tsuki ga kirei desu ne (月が綺麗ですね), Read More
BusinessCultureEssayGamingJapanese traditionNewsOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jul 20, 2016Jan 06, 2024 listen, lyrics, Nintendo, pika, Pikachu, Pokémon GO, popularity, song, stock price, theme song Pikachu’s Song Recently, I often hear that Pokemon GO is becoming popular in the world. ピカチュウのうた I’m not sure whether or not Read More
ClimateCultureEssayJapanese traditionNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Jul 19, 2016Jan 06, 2024 camel, desertification, grasses, greening, horse-drawn carriage, Japan, natural asset, sightseeing, Tottori Prefecture, Tottori Sand Dunes Greening of Tottori Sand Dunes Do you know Tottori Prefecture, which has the smallest population in Japan? 鳥取砂丘の緑化 The most popular sightseeing spot in Tottori Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jul 18, 2016Jan 06, 2024 Aomori, Emperor Meiji, Japan, Marine Day, Mountain Day, national holiday, patrol boat, Yokohama Marine Day Today, the third Monday of July is Marine Day. 海の日 Marine Day is one of Japanese national holidays, and we Read More