Food – Page 4 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Sep 11, 2021Jan 02, 2024 alone, delicious, dish, eating, hitori, Japan, proverb, sea bream, tai, umakarazu

Tai mo Hitori wa Umakarazu (鯛もひとりはうまからず – The Company Makes the Feast)

Tai mo Hitori wa Umakarazu 鯛もひとりはうまからず Which do you prefer, eating alone or eating with someone? 一人で食べる食事と、誰かと食べる食事、どちらが美味しいと思いますか？ In Japan, there Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food History Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Aug 20, 2021Jan 02, 2024 aid, economic blockade, enemy, Japanese, Kenshin Uesugi, salt, Sengoku period, Shingen Takeda, teki ni shio wo okuru, tradition

Teki ni Shio wo Okuru (敵に塩を送る – Helping One’s Enemy in Difficulty)

Teki ni Shio wo Okuru 敵に塩を送る When you help your enemy in trouble or distress, it is called teki ni Read More

Culture Essay Food Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Aug 06, 2021Jan 02, 2024 amateurs, expert, Japanese proverb, mochi, mochiya, plumbing, quality, repair, rice cake, tradition

Mochi wa Mochiya (餅は餅屋 – The Expert Know Best)

Mochi wa Mochiya 餅は餅屋 No matter what the work is, the expert will always do a much better quality job Read More

Corrected Essay Food Idiom Japanese tradition

Toru Jul 28, 2021Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 1918, archaic, beat, delicous, drum, eat, lip, smack, tongue

Shita-tsuzumi wo Utsu (舌鼓を打つ – Smacking One’s Lips)

Shita-tsuzumi wo Utsu 舌鼓を打つ In yesterday’s post, I introduced the phrase hō ga ochiru (頬が落ちる), which means that something is Read More

Corrected Essay Food Idiom Slang

Toru Jul 27, 2021Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 1917, cheek, delicious, drop, eat, pull down, saliva

Hō ga Ochiru (頬が落ちる – Very Delicious)

Hō ga Ochiru 頬が落ちる To describe that something is very delicious, you can use the Japanese phrase hō ga ochiru Read More

Essay Food Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Jun 01, 2021Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments animal, food, homonym, leather, plant, river, skin, tanning

Kawa (皮/革 – Skin/Leather)

Kawa 皮/革 The English words “skin” and “leather” are both referred to as kawa (かわ) in Japanese. 英語の “skin” と Read More

Corrected Essay Food Proverb

Toru May 18, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments baby, effort, fish, investment, profit, sea bream, shrimp, sprat, whale

Ebi de Tai wo Tsuru (海老で鯛を釣る – Throw a Sprat to Catch a Whale)

Ebi de Tai wo Tsuru 海老で鯛を釣る Making a large profit with a small investment or effort can be described as Read More

Culture Essay Food Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 30, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments delicious, dish, egg, food, fresh, ingredient, luxurious, pickle, raw egg, restaurant, rice, soy sauce, TKG, truffle, urchin

Tamago Kake Gohan (卵かけご飯 – Egg on Rice) Part 3

Tamago Kake Gohan Part 3 卵かけご飯 Part 3 There are restaurants that specialize in “egg on rice” in Japan. 日本には、卵かけご飯の専門店があります。 Read More

Culture Essay Food Uncorrected

Toru Mar 29, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments dangerous, dish, egg, expiration date, food, food poisoning, Food Sanitation Act, heat, hygiene management, infest, raw egg, rice, safe, salmonella, shell, sticker

Tamago Kake Gohan (卵かけご飯 – Egg on Rice) Part 2

Tamago Kake Gohan Part 2 卵かけご飯　Part 2 One of the reasons that “egg on rice” is popular in Japan is Read More