CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jun 14, 2016Jan 07, 2024 alcohol, amato, Japanese words, karato, misused, political party, sake, spicy, sweet Amato and Karato Today, I will talk about the Japanese words “amato” and “karato,” which are often misused. 甘党と辛党 “Ama” in “amato” means Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyEuropean countriesFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jun 12, 2016Jan 07, 2024 chestnut, conker, English, French, Japan, loanword, marron, marron glace, misunderstanding Conkers and Chestnuts The word “marron” (マロン) is often used in Japan. 栗と栃の実 And many Japanese people think that the “marron” is an Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryFoodScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 breast milk, drinking speed, drug, instinct, McDonald's, McShake, straw diameter, unconscious McShake and Breast Milk Since there is a McDonald in my university, I sometimes go there and buy McShake. マックシェイクと母乳 McShake is known that Read More
CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 02, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cuisine, death, expensive, fugu, Japan, licensed chef, poison, potassium cyanide, puffer fish, tetrodotoxin Puffer Fish (Fugu) Puffer Fish フグ Today, I will talk about puffer fish (fugu) that the Japanese love. 今日は、日本人が大好きなフグを紹介します。 Puffer fish is known Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEuropean countriesFoodScienceUncorrected Toru May 30, 2016Jan 07, 2024 barrel, beer barrel, dry barrel, fluid barrel, gallons, grains, liters, oil, vegetables, volume Barrel Today, I will talk about the unit “barrel,” which is used for representing a volume. バレル The “barrel” is often Read More
AnimalEssayEtymologyEuropean countriesFoodScienceUncorrected Toru May 28, 2016Jan 07, 2024 arms, brains, food, hearts, legs, move, octopus, study, tentacles Legs of Octopuses The number of octopus legs is normally eight.(There is an octopus that has 96 legs.) タコの足 We sometimes call them Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru May 26, 2016Jan 07, 2024 1970s, do, Japanese, ocha-suru, phrase, pick up line, smoke, tea, watch movie Do Tea (Ocha-suru) Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “ocha-suru.” お茶する (“Ocha” is a noun that means tea, and “suru” is Read More
AnimalClimateCultureDiaryFoodJapanese traditionNewsScienceUncorrected Toru May 24, 2016Jan 07, 2024 apartment, cardboard boxes, cleaning, cockroach, eggs, fast food, hygiene, kitchen, Nagano Prefecture, pests Encounter with a Cockroach It was when I was leaving a fast food restaurant after I ate dinner, I found a cockroach in the Read More
AnimalCultureEssayFoodScienceUncorrected Toru May 22, 2016Jan 07, 2024 animals, camouflage, displacement activity, emotions, human behavior, jiggle legs, large meal, mind stability, nervous, scratch head Displacement Activity Human beings jiggle their legs when they are nervous, and scratch their heads when they feel embarrassed. 転位行動 This behavior Read More