CorrectedEssayEtymology Toru Jul 18, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments adjective, character, hungry, sluggish, spleen Himojī (ひもじい – Hungry) Himojī ひもじい If you are hungry and pained, you can express the feeling by using the Japanese himojī (ひもじい). お腹が空いてつらいことを、日本語で「ひもじい」と言います。 Read More
EssayEtymologyKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 13, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bathroom, character, favorite, flower, katakana, toilet Ohana (お花 – One’s Favorite) Ohana お花 Previously, I introduced you to the phrase “ohana tsumi ni iku” (お花摘みに行く – I will go picking flowers) Read More
ChinaEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Jul 12, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments alliance, blood, bull, community, control, cow, dominate, ear, lick, lord, organization Gyūjiru (牛耳る – Dominating) Gyūjiru 牛耳る When someone controls an organization or a community as he/her want, we refer to the action as ‘gyūjiru’ Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomKanjiUncorrected Toru Jul 09, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments age, come, olde, older, oneself, other, that, this, worse Gata ga Kuru (ガタがくる – Showing One’s Age) Gata ga Kuru ガタがくる As I get older, it became difficult to stay up all night. 私は最近年をとったせいか、徹夜をするととてもつかれるようになりました。 If your body Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Jun 30, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments light, moon, moonlight, shadow, star, starlight Hoshikage (星影) Hoshikage 星影 What comes to your mind when you hear ‘hoshikage‘ (星影)? 「星影」と聞いて何を思い浮かべますか? Hoshi (星) means ‘star‘ and kage (影) Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Jun 24, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments aim, eye, goal, mark, objective, purpose, target Mokuhyō (目標) and Mokuhyō (目的): Part 1 Mokuhyō and Mokuteki Part 1 目標と目的 Part 1 I introduced you to the Japanese word meyasu (目安) yesterday. 昨日は「目安」という言葉を紹介しました。 Meyasu Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Jun 23, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments eye, goal, indication, relief, standard Meyasu (目安 – Rough Standard) Meyasu 目安 I write short English texts every day on Lang-8 while defining 100 words as ‘meyasu‘ (目安). 私は毎日、100単語を「目安」にLang-8で記事を投稿しています。 Meyasu Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jun 22, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments buddy, carry, Edo, partner, stick, vehicle Aibou (相棒 – Buddy) Aibou 相棒 Do you have aibou (相棒)? あなたには「相棒」がいますか? Aibo means a partner who works or plays with you. 「相棒」とは、一緒に仕事などをする相手や仲間のことを指す言葉です。 Ai Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 18, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments foot, hesitate, reluctant, second, stamp, step Ni no Ashi wo Fumu (二の足を踏む) Ni no Ashi wo Fumu 二の足を踏む Have you ever hesitated or been reluctant to do something? 何かをするのに躊躇したり、尻込みしたことはありますか? Such an action Read More