EssayEtymologyOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Aug 19, 2019Jun 20, 2023 0 Comments 1705, confuse, difficult, eye, hard, head, heat, mental, pain, painful, physical, sadness, spin, state, suffering, theory Kurushī (苦しい – Painful/Difficult) Kurushī 苦しい Now I am in a state called kurushī (苦しい). 私は今、「苦しい」です。 Kurushī is a term that describes a physically Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Aug 18, 2019Aug 19, 2019 0 Comments awkward, container, cooked rice, distorted, ellipse, mind, property, rice, shape, state, twister mind Ibitsu (いびつ – Distorted) Ibitsu いびつ A distorted or awkward shape is described as ibitsu (いびつ/歪) in Japanese. 形がゆがんでいることを、「いびつ(歪)」と言います。 Ibitsu comes from iibitsu (飯櫃), Read More
DiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Aug 17, 2019Aug 19, 2019 0 Comments action, behavior, bill, Bon holiday, come around, deserve, holiday, horrible, pile up, situation, thoughtless, work Tsuke ga Mawaru (付けが回る – Deserving Thoughtless Behavior) Tsuke ga Mawaru 付けが回る I have enjoyed Bon holidays and hardly worked for the last few days. 私はここ数日、長期休暇を満喫し、ほとんど仕事をしませんでした。 As a Read More
DiaryEssayUncorrected Toru Aug 16, 2019Aug 19, 2019 0 Comments app, Bon holiday, comfortable, debut, DisneySea, fantastic, minute, ride, smartphone, Soaring, waiting Bon Holidays: Day 3 (August 16th) Bon Holidays: Day 3 (August 16th) お盆休み 三日目(8月16日) Today, I went to Tokyo DisneySea with my friend. 私は今日、東京ディズニーシーに行きました。 The number of Read More
DiaryEssayUncorrected Toru Aug 14, 2019Aug 17, 2019 0 Comments amusement park, Bon holiday, Chiba, Disneyland, holiday, locate, Tokyo, visitor Bon Holidays: Day 1 (August 14th) Bon Holidays: Day 1 (August 13th) お盆休み 一日目(8月14日) During this period in Japan, many Japanese people are on Bon Holidays. この時期、日本はお盆休みです。 Read More
EssaySlangUncorrected Toru Aug 13, 2019Aug 17, 2019 0 Comments conversation, daily conversation, document, edge, final, first, formal, last, most, point, redundant Ichiban Saisho/Ichiban Saigo (一番最初/一番最後 – First/Last) Ichiban Saisho/Ichiban Saigo 一番最初/一番最後 I often hear and say the phrases, ichiban saisho (一番最初) and ichiban saigo (一番最後) in daily Read More
EssayEtymologyScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 13, 2019 0 Comments afternoon, drizzle, morning, pattern, rain, rainy, sky, threatening, weather Amamoyō (雨模様 – Threatening Sky) Amamoyō 雨模様 It was not amamoyō (雨模様) this morning, but it started to rain in the afternoon. 今朝は「雨模様」ではありませんでしたが、昼過ぎには雨が降ってきました。 Ama/ame (雨) Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Aug 10, 2019Aug 11, 2019 0 Comments error, four-character idiom, mistake, problem, solve, trial, trial and error, try Shikō Sakugo (試行錯誤 – Trial and Error) Shikō Sakugo 試行錯誤 I like a kind of methods for solving problems, shikō sakugo (試行錯誤). 私は、問題解決の基本的な手法である「試行錯誤」が好きです。 Shikō (試行) means “to Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Aug 09, 2019 0 Comments do, flinch, hesitant, hesitate, move around, shy away, unit Shunjun (逡巡 – Flinching) Shunjun 逡巡 To flinch or hesitate can be described as shunjun (逡巡) in Japanese. 尻込みしたり、ぐずぐずしたりすることを、日本語で「逡巡」と言います。 Shince shun (逡) means “to Read More