EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jul 03, 2019Jul 03, 2019 0 Comments all, boss, circle, job, leave, perfect, sphere, task, throw, work Marunage (丸投げ – Leave All Things) Marunage 丸投げ It is not good to do marunage (丸投げ) your work to someone. するべき仕事を「丸投げ」するのは良いことではありません。 Marunage means to leave all Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jul 02, 2019 0 Comments anger, become, character, circle, curl up, gentle, get older, mellow, people, round Maruku-naru (丸くなる – Mellowing) Maruku-naru 丸くなる It is said that the character of people tend to maruku-naru (丸くなる) as they get older. 人は歳を重ねると性格が「丸くなる」と言われています。 Since Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Jul 01, 2019 0 Comments battleship, British, degree, Dreadnought, huge, powerful, ship, super Chō-dokyū (超弩級 – Extraordinary) Chō-dokyū 超弩級 When expressing that something is extraordinarily huge, we sometimes say chō-dokyū (超弩級 or 超ド級) in Japanese. 何かが桁外れに大きいことを、「超弩級」(または「超ド級」)と言うことがあります。 Chō Read More
EssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jun 30, 2019 0 Comments Buddha, cremain, deodorization, flavor, preservation, rice, Sanskrit, sterilization, sushi, vinegar, vinegared rice, white rice Shari (シャリ – White/Vinegared Rice) Shari シャリ White rice or vinegared rice used for sushi is called shari (シャリ) in Japan. 寿司に使う白米や酢飯は、「シャリ」と呼ばれます。 It is thought Read More
EssayScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 29, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments backslach, byte, character, code, error, escape, problem, programming, programming language, Shift-JIS 5C Problem 5C Problem 5C問題 Several days ago, I encountered the “5C problem.” 私は先日、「5C問題」と遭遇しました。 The 5C problem is a kind of programming Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 27, 2019 0 Comments actor, actress, approach, atmosphere, drama, face, facial expression, feeling, ghastly, movie, ogre, performance, serious, seriousness, whiff Kiki Semaru (鬼気迫る – Serious/Ghastly) Kiki Semaru 鬼気迫る I sometimes see actors/actresses who have a face described as kiki semaru (鬼気迫る) in movies and dramas. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Jun 26, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments Chawan (茶碗 – Bowl/Cup) Chawan 茶碗 Most Japanese people use chawan (茶碗) every day. 多くの日本人は毎日「茶碗」を使っています。 Since cha (茶) means “tea” and wan (碗) means Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 25, 2019 0 Comments body, bone, finger, powder, powdery, work, work hard Mi wo Ko ni Suru (身を粉にする – Working Hard) Mi wo Ko ni Suru 身を粉にする I am working while mi wo ko ni suru/shite (身を粉にする/して). 私は「身を粉にして」働いています。 Since mi (身) Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Jun 24, 2019 0 Comments chance, finish, fisherman, fishermen, high tide, indicator, leave, low tide, mistake, moment, negative, quit, start, tide, time Shiodoki (潮時 – Time/Chance) Shiodoki 潮時 Everything has its shiodoki (潮時). あらゆる物事には「潮時」があります。 Shio (潮) means “tide” abd doki/toki (時) means “time,” so the literal Read More