CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 24, 2017Jan 04, 2024 dialect, fortune-telling, Japanese language, ketai, kettai, Meiji period, omen, Osaka dialect, Osaka prefecture, strange Kettai (Queer-Beer) Kettai けったい Today I would like to talk about the term in Osaka dialect “kettai.” 今日は大阪弁の「けったい」を紹介します。 “Kettai” means that something Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 23, 2017Jan 04, 2024 Edo period, Japanese, Meiji period, nobilities, offended, omae, prefix, respect, use, word Omae (You) Omae お前 Today I will talk about the Japanese word “omae.” 今日は「お前」という言葉を紹介します。 “Omae” is a word that refers to a Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Apr 22, 2017Jan 04, 2024 asameshi mae, before breakfast, breakfast, easy tasks, Edo period, Japanese term, meaning, real strengths, simple tasks Asameshi Mae (Before Breakfast) Today I’d like to talk about the Japanese term “asameshi mae.” 朝飯前 “Asameshi” of “asameshi mae” means “breakfast,” “mae” means Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyHistorySlangUncorrected Toru Apr 21, 2017Jan 04, 2024 1977, desk, elderly, employees, Hokkaido Shimbun, Japanese, madogiwa zoku, management, ojisan, slang Madogiwa Zoku (Deadwood) Madogiwa Zoku 窓際族 Today I will talk about the Japanese slang term “madogiwa zoku.” 今日は「窓際族」という俗語を紹介します。 “Madogiwa” means “windows side.” “zoku” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Apr 20, 2017Jan 04, 2024 beginning, develop, grass, Japanese, ki, kusawake, pioneer, raw land, so so, term Kusawake Today I will talk about the Japanese term “kusawake.” 草分け “Kusawake” means to do something for the first time, or Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 19, 2017Jan 04, 2024 cold prevention, cormorant, fishing, gargle, Gifu, Japanese, rinse, scientific proof, sweetfish, ugai Ugai (Gargle) Today I will talk about the Japanese word “ugai.” うがい “Ugai” means an act of rinse/gargle your mouth or throat Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 18, 2017Jan 04, 2024 chara hora, charan poran, Charonia tritonis, half-baked, horagai, irresponsible, Japanese, lie, random, wind instrument Charan Poran Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “charan poran.” ちゃらんぽらん “Charan poran” means that someone has no Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 17, 2017Jan 04, 2024 atama, grain, head, infants, ironic, otsumu, polite, tsuburi, tsumuri, wit Otsumu (Head) Today I will talk about the Japanese word “otsumu.” おつむ “Otsumu” is another way of saying “atama,” which means “head,” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Apr 16, 2017Jan 04, 2024 cherish, imminent, important, irreplaceable, Japanese, kanji, love, meaning, ooini seppaku suru, taisetsu Taisetsu Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “taisetsu.” 大切 “Taisetsu” means something important, or to cherish something. Read More