Idiom – Page 69 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jan 11, 2018Jan 03, 2024 borrow, busy, cat, help, Japanese, karitai, literal, meaning, neko no te, proverb

Neko no Te mo Karitai (猫の手も借りたい – I Need Every Help I Can Get)

Neko no Te mo Karitai 猫の手も借りたい I would like to say the Japanese proverb 猫の手も借りたい (neko no te mo karitai) Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jan 10, 2018Jan 03, 2024 believe, impossible, impossible to happen, incredible, negative form, original meaning, possible, trouble, young people, ありえない

Arienai (ありえない – I Can’t Believe It)

Arienai ありえない Young people these days often say ありえない (arienai) when incredible things happen or they are in trouble. 最近の若者は、信じられないことが起きた時や、とても困った状況に陥った時、「ありえない」と言うことがあります。 Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jan 08, 2018Jan 03, 2024 ability, child, frog, idiom, Japanese, nature, ordinary, parent, proverb, tadpoles

Kaeru no Ko wa Kaeru (蛙の子は蛙 – Like Father, Like Son)

Kaeru no Ko wa Kaeru 蛙の子は蛙 Yesterday, I talked about an idiom related to a parent tiger and its cub. Read More

Animal Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Jan 07, 2018Jan 03, 2024 cherish, child, feline, Japanese, meaning, nest egg, nurture, term, tiger, tora no ko

Tora no Ko (虎の子 – Precious Thing)

Tora no Ko 虎の子 Do you have any important things that you never want to let go? 大切にしていて、絶対に手放したくないものはありますか？ Such things Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Kanji Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Jan 01, 2018Jan 03, 2024 1111th post, dice, Happy New Year, January 1st, Japanese, natural numbers, numbers, soroi, soroime, zorome

Zorome (ゾロ目 – Repdigit)

Zorome ゾロ目 Happy New Year. あけましておめでとうございます。 Today is January 1st, and this is 1111th post. 今日は1月1日、そしてこれは1111回目の投稿です。 When same numbers line Read More