Essay – Page 37 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Sep 08, 2021Jan 02, 2024 adverb, archaic, chance, elegant, expression, Japanese, rare, suffix, tamasaka, term

Tamasaka (たまさか – “By Chance”)

Tamasaka たまさか In yesterday’s post, I introduced the Japanese adverb, tamatama (たまたま), which means “by chance.” 昨日は「偶然」を意味する副詞「たまたま」を紹介しました。 To mean the Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 07, 2021Jan 02, 2024 accent, adverb, ball, chance, Japanese, pronounce, slang, tamatama, testes

Tamatama (たまたま – “By Chance”)

Tamatama たまたま The Japanese adverb tamatama (たまたま) means that something happens by chance. 日本語の「たまたま」は、「偶然」を表す副詞です。 Tamatama is often used in our Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 06, 2021Jan 02, 2024 cry, crying, Japan, laugh, laughing, life, literal meaning, live, proverb, to live

Naite Kurasu mo Isshō, Waratte Kurasu mo Isshō (泣いて暮らすも一生、笑って暮らすも一生 – Leading a Happy Life)

Naite Kurasu mo Isshō, Waratte Kurasu mo Isshō 泣いて暮らすも一生、笑って暮らすも一生 Which is more common for you, a situation of laughing or Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 05, 2021Jan 02, 2024 bad, deceive, doctor, entrance, genkan, idiom, Japanese, metaphor, patients, yabuisha

Yabuisha no Genkan (藪医者の玄関 – Deception)

Yabuisha no Genkan 藪医者の玄関 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the term yabuisha (藪医者), which means a “bad doctor.” 昨日は、治療や診断が下手な医者を意味する「藪医者」という言葉を紹介しました。 There Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 04, 2021Jan 02, 2024 diagnosis, divination, doctor, etymology, Japanese, mistake, proverb, treatment, yabuisha

Yabuisha (藪医者 – Bad Doctor)

Yabuisha 藪医者 A doctor who often makes mistakes in treatment or diagnosis is called yabuisha (藪医者) in Japanese. 治療や診断が下手な医者のことを、「藪医者」といいます。 Since Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition News Proverb Science Uncorrected

Toru Sep 03, 2021Jan 02, 2024 adverse reactions, anzuru, birth, COVID-19, Japanese, pregnant, proverb, umu, vaccine, worry

Anzuru yori Umu ga Yasushi (案ずるより産むが易し – Fear Often Exaggerates Danger)

Anzuru yori Umu ga Yasushi 案ずるより産むが易し Today, I will get a COVID-19 vaccine. 私は今日、コロナウィルスのワクチンを接種します。 I am nervous because of the Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 02, 2021Jan 02, 2024 English, expression, Japanese, literal meaning, mono wa tameshi, proverb, result, translate, try

Mono wa Tameshi (物は試し – You Never Know Unless You Try)

Mono wa Tameshi 物は試し Unless you actually try something, you never know what the result will be. 物事は、実際にやってみないとどのような結果になるか、わからないものです。 To express Read More