Essay – Page 23 – Learning English and Japanese

Monday, November 25, 2024

Latest:

Learning English and Japanese

For everyone learning English/Japanese

Toru Jul 17, 2023Jan 02, 2024 beautiful, butterfly, cherished, chō yo hana yo, daughters, delicate, flower, Japanese phrase, metaphor, raising children

Chō yo Hana yo (蝶よ花よ – Bringing up with Affection)

Chō yo Hana yo 蝶よ花よ The Japanese phrase, chō yo hana yo (蝶よ花よ), can express a situation where parents raise Read More

Culture Essay Food Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jul 16, 2023Jan 02, 2024 bean paste, doctor, experience, Japanese, miso, old, proverb, taste, trustworthy, valuable

Isha to Miso wa Furui hodo Yoi (医者と味噌は古いほどよい – Experience Counts)

Isha to Miso wa Furui hodo Yoi 医者と味噌は古いほどよい People and things that have experienced long years can be valuable and Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Jul 15, 2023Jan 02, 2024 branding mark, erase, forehead, Japanese, lifetime, livestock, metaphor, osareru, rakuin, stigma

Rakuin wo Osareru (烙印を押される – Being Branded)

Rakuin wo Osareru 烙印を押される To be subjected to a stigma that is difficult to erase is described as rakuin wo Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jul 14, 2023Jan 02, 2024 adjective, atmosphere, awkward, communication, feeling, Japanese, kimazui, literal meaning, resolve, uncomfortable

Kimazui (気まずい – Uncomfortable/Awkward)

Kimazui 気まずい I can easily create an kimazui (気まずい) atmosphere. 私は「気まずい」空気を作るのが得意です。 Kimazui is an adjective that describes a situation where Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jul 13, 2023Jan 02, 2024 ana, come back, curse, death, futatsu, grave, hito, norowa, proverb, revenge

Hito wo Norowa ba Ana Futatsu (人を呪わば穴二つ – Chickens Come Home to Roost)

Hito wo Norowa ba Ana Futatsu 人を呪わば穴二つ Have you ever thought about cursing someone to death? 人を呪い殺そうと思ったことはありますか？ In such a Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jul 12, 2023Jan 02, 2024 blood, body, devotion, heart, life, mind, pour, shinketsu, shiryoku, sosogu

Shinketsu wo Sosogu (心血を注ぐ – Devoting One’s Life)

Shinketsu wo Sosogu 心血を注ぐ To devote one’s life to something is expressed as shinketsu wo sosogu (心血を注ぐ) in Japanese. 心身の全力を尽くして何かを行うことを、「心血を注ぐ」と言います。 Read More

Culture Essay Gaming Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jul 11, 2023Jan 02, 2024 autumn leaves, bamboo, deer, expressions, hanafuda, harmonious, Japanese card game, sparrow, swallow, willow

Take ni Suzume/Yanagi ni Tsubame/Momiji ni Shika (竹に雀/柳に燕/紅葉に鹿 – Match Made in Heaven)

Take ni Suzume/Yanagi ni Tsubame/Momiji ni Shika 竹に雀/柳に燕/紅葉に鹿 In my post yesterday, I introduced the phrase “Ume ni Uguisu,” which Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jul 10, 2023Jan 02, 2024 combination, harmonious, Japanese bush warbler, Japanese plum, Japanese white-eye, mejiro, phrase, theory, uguisu, ume

Ume ni Uguisu (梅に鶯 – Match Made in Heaven)

Ume ni Uguisu 梅に鶯 The Japanese phrase, ume ni uguisu (梅に鶯), can describe something harmonious or well-combined, like a picturesque Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jul 09, 2023Jan 02, 2024 going with the flow, haphazard, iki atari battari, Japanese, literal meaning, onomatopoeia, suddenly stops, to bump, to go

Iki Atari Battari (行き当たりばったり – Haphazard)

Iki Atari Battari 行き当たりばったり I sometimes spend a day just going with the flow without any plan. 私はときどき、無計画でその場のなりゆきにまかせる、適当な一日を過ごします。 Such an Read More