Etymology – Page 30 – Learning English and Japanese

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

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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

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Toru Jun 16, 2019Jun 16, 2019 0 Comments adjective, chic, clip, dress up, fancy, fashionable, makeup, polite, smart, store

Oshare (おしゃれ – Smart/Chic/Fashionable) Part 2

Oshare Part 2 おしゃれ Part 2 Yesterday, I talked about the Japanese term oshare (おしゃれ), which means to dress up Read More

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Oshare (おしゃれ – Smart/Fancy) Part 1

Oshare Part 1 おしゃれ part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term omekashi (おめかし), which means to dress Read More

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Omekashi (おめかし – Dressing up)

Omekashi おめかし Most women will do omekashi (おめかし) when dating with their lovers or meeting someone they like. 多くの女性は恋人とデートするときや好きな人と会うとき、「おめかし」をします。 O Read More

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Mōtō-nai (毛頭ない – Least of All)

Mōtō-nai 毛頭ない When denying something strongly, we sometimes say mōtō-nai (毛頭ない) by adding mōtō (毛頭) to the negative term nai Read More

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Ninin Sankyaku (二人三脚 – Cooperating with One Another)

Ninin Sankyaku 二人三脚 We say ninin sankyaku (二人三脚) to describe that two people sharing the same purpose cooperate. 誰かと二人で協力して物事に取り組むことを、「二人三脚」と表現することがあります。 Ni Read More