Essay – Page 70 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jun 23, 2019Jun 23, 2019 0 Comments admirable, attitude, brave, character, child, different, difficulty, excellent, feeling, solid, strive, woman

Kenage (健気 – Admirable)

Kenage 健気 I like people who have a character described as kenage (健気). 私は「健気」な性格の人が好きです。 Kenage means that someone has a Read More

Culture Diary Essay Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Jun 22, 2019 0 Comments fat, grill, grilled meat, iron plate, ox, ox tongue, seasoned, tongue

Gyū-tan (牛タン – Ox Tongue)

Gyū-tan 牛タン Today I went to a barbecue restaurant and ate many grilled meat with my best friend. 私は今日、親友と焼き肉を食べに行きました。 The Read More

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Jun 21, 2019 0 Comments at random, bring out, emotionless, let it go, mouth, nonsense, rely on, tale, tall tale

Demakase (でまかせ – Tall Tale)

Demakase でまかせ I sometimes see a person who say demakase (でまかせ). 私はときどき「でまかせ」を言う人を見かけます。 Demakase means to say something at random, to Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 20, 2019 0 Comments area, boil, dialect, dialect word, hot, jiggle, kettle, lid, penis, sound, very hot

Chinchin/Acchinchin/Chinchikochin (ちんちん/あっちんちん/ちんちこちん – Very Hot)

Chinchin/Acchinchin/Chinchikochin ちんちん/あっちんちん/ちんちこちん I was born and brought up in Nagoya city, Aichi. 私は愛知県の名古屋で育ちました。 In Nagoya (and its surrounding areas), there Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Jun 19, 2019Jun 19, 2019 0 Comments dangerous, excited, excitment, grasp, hand, hear, nervous, see, situation, sweat, tense

Te ni Ase wo Nigiri (手に汗を握る – Thrilling)

Te ni Ase wo Nigiri 手に汗を握る Being excited or nervous by seeing/hearing a tense situation is called te ni ase Read More

Essay Etymology Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Jun 18, 2019 0 Comments burst, drench, produce, run, stream, sweat, sweater, sweaty

Asedaku (汗だく – Sweaty)

Asedaku 汗だく In summer, I often become a state described as asedaku (汗だく). 夏、私はよく「汗だく」になります。 Asedaku means that much sweat bursts Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Jun 17, 2019 0 Comments character, consistent, first, flexible, four-character idiom, intention, motive, motto, name, original, popular, positive manner, thorough, will

Shoshi Kantetsu (初志貫徹 – Carrying out Your Original Intention)

Shoshi Kantetsu 初志貫徹 Today I would like to introduce my favorite four-character idiom shoshi kantetsu (初志貫徹). 今日は私の好きな四字熟語「初志貫徹」を紹介します。 Sho (初) means Read More