Idiom – Page 41 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Aug 10, 2019Aug 11, 2019 0 Comments error, four-character idiom, mistake, problem, solve, trial, trial and error, try

Shikō Sakugo (試行錯誤 – Trial and Error)

Shikō Sakugo 試行錯誤 I like a kind of methods for solving problems, shikō sakugo (試行錯誤). 私は、問題解決の基本的な手法である「試行錯誤」が好きです。 Shikō (試行) means “to Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Aug 08, 2019Aug 17, 2019 0 Comments bad fish, bone, cat, eat, fish, pass by, region, step over

Nekomatagi (ねこまたぎ – Bad Fish/Fish Bone)

Nekomatagi ねこまたぎ Today, I learned the Japanese expression, nekomatagi (ねこまたぎ). 今日は「ねこまたぎ」という表現を知りました。 Since neko (ねこ/猫) means “cat” and matagi (またぎ) means Read More

China Essay Etymology History Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Aug 07, 2019 0 Comments chaff, fake, four-character idiom, genuine, inferior, jewel, mix, mixture, stone, superior, wheat, worth, worthless

Gyokuseki Konkō (玉石混淆 – Mixture of Wheat and Chaff)

Gyokuseki Konkō 玉石混淆 A state that superior things and inferior things are mixed is described as gyokuseki konkō (玉石混淆). 優れたものと劣ったものが入り混じっている状態のことを、「玉石混淆」と言います。 Read More

Essay Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Aug 02, 2019 0 Comments adult, attractive, bad, bitter, cool, dandy, face, feel, firm, man, men, offended, sour, tasteful, uncomfortable

Shibui Kao (渋い顔 – Sour Face)

Shibui Kao 渋い顔 I usually have a shibui kao (渋い顔) when feeling bad, uncomfortable, or offended. 私は嫌なことや不快なことがあると、たいてい「渋い顔」をします。 Since shibui (渋い) Read More