CorrectedEssayEtymologyIdiom Toru May 20, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments appear, bamboo shoot, rain, succession Ugo no Takenoko (雨後の筍 – Appearing in Succession) Ugo no Takenoko 雨後の筍 When I was reading a news article on the Internet, I found the Japanese idiom ugo Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyIdiom Toru May 19, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments asleep, boat, nap, row Fune wo Kogu (船を漕ぐ – Rowing a Boat) Fune wo Kogu (船を漕ぐ – Rowing a Boat) 船を漕ぐ I often do an act called fune wo kogu (船を漕ぐ) while Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyIdiomKanji Toru May 18, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments ability, blood, flesh, knowledge, skill Chi to Nari Niku to Naru (血となり肉となる) Chi to Nari Niku to Naru 血となり肉となる Have you ever heard of the Japanese idiom, chi to nari niku to Read More
CorrectedDiaryEssayIdiom Toru May 16, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments break, cut, loose, relieve, strain, stress, string, tension, thread Kinchō no Ito ga Kireru (緊張の糸が切れる) Kinchō no Ito ga Kireru 緊張の糸が解ける I finished my important work yesterday. 私は昨日、大事なイベントをこなしました。 I was very nervous until yesterday, but Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 19, 2018Jan 02, 2024 2012, Gyaru Ryukogo Taisho, Internet slang, Japanese verb, Keywords-of-the-Year, painful, tough, tsuratan, young people Tsuratan (つらたん – Painful) Tsuratan つらたん I would like to say “tsuratan” (つらたん) now. 私は今、「つらたん」とつぶやきたいです。 “Tsuratan” is an Internet slang term used by mainly Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 18, 2018Jan 02, 2024 divination, fortune-telling, goal, I Ching stick, Japanese, Lespedeza cuneata, meaning, medo, phrase, vision Medo (目処 – Vision) Medo 目処 When expressing a goal or a vision of something, we say “medo” (目処) in Japanese. 目指すところや物事の見通しのことを、日本語で「目処(めど)」と言います。 It is Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Apr 17, 2018Jan 02, 2024 adverb, consultation, expression, favor, heart, Japanese, oriiru, oriitte, serious, verb Oriitte (折り入って – Earnestly) Oriitte 折り入って Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “oriitte” (折り入って) that I will use it later. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 14, 2018Jan 02, 2024 aishiteru, coined word, daishiteru, daisuki, Gyaru Ryukogo Taisho, Japanese, like, love, meaning, phrases Daishiteru (だいしてる – I Love You) Daishiteru だいしてる I think that if you are learning Japanese, you would know the meanings of Japanese phrases, “daisuki” (大好き) Read More
CultureEssayIdiomOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 13, 2018Jan 02, 2024 body, chiku chiku, irony, Japanese, mental, onomatopoeia, pain, prickle, sarcasm, throat Chiku Chiku (ちくちく – Prickling) Chiku Chiku ちくちく I am now feeling “chiku chiku” (ちくちく) at my throat. 私は今、喉が「ちくちく」します。 In other word, “nodo ga itai” Read More