CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Mar 18, 2017Jan 06, 2024 busy, dancing, drumming, hurriedly, Japanese term, kiri kiri mai, moving, onomatopoeic, spinning top, ten teko mai Ten Teko Mai Today I will talk about the Japanese term “ten teko mai.” てんてこまい “Ten teko mai” means that something is very Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Mar 15, 2017Jan 06, 2024 academic, conference, hometown, kisei, mistake, native language, original meaning, participate, sentence, university Kisei An academic conference will be held at a university located in my hometown from tomorrow. 帰省 In order to participate Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 14, 2017Jan 06, 2024 absent, academic conference, etymology, exhausted, heto heto, Iroha Uta, poster presentations, presentations, students, teaching Heto Heto Today I participated in an academic conference. へとへと Several students that I taught planned to do their poster presentations, and Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Mar 13, 2017Jan 06, 2024 address, call, communication, expression, Japanese, moshi moshi, mousu, oi oi, rude, telephone Moshi Moshi (Hello) Moshi Moshi もしもし Today I would like to talk about the expression “moshi moshi,” which is often used on a Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Mar 09, 2017Jan 06, 2024 baseball player, batting, defence, gambling, kozutsumi, Nou music, ookawa, running, sanbyoshi sorou, taiko Sanbyoshi Sorou Today I will talk about the Japanese term “sanbyoshi sorou.” 三拍子揃う The literal meanings is “three beats get together,” and Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 08, 2017Jan 06, 2024 cute, dialect, etymology, expression, Genji Monogatari, Heian period, Japan, kechon kechon, punish, Wakayama Kechon Kechon Today I will talk about the Japanese phrase “kechon kechon.” けちょんけちょん “Kechon kechon” means to harm or punish someone thoroughly. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 07, 2017Jan 06, 2024 akkanbe, children, cock a snook, expression, eyelid, Japanese, provoke, red eye, tease, tongue Akkanbe (Cook a Snook) Today I will talk about the Japanese term “akkanbe.” あっかんべー “Akkabe” is used when you want to tease or provoke Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 06, 2017Jan 06, 2024 brutally honest, connotations, container, exposed, expression, frank, Japanese phrase, lid, meaning Mi mo Futa mo Nai Today I’d like to talk about the Japanese phrase “mi mo futa mo nai.” 身も蓋もない “Mi mo futa mo nai” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 05, 2017Jan 06, 2024 agreeing, expositions, expression, Internet slang, Japanese, meaning, naruhodo, phrase, term, understand Naruhodo (I see) Naruhodo なるほど Today I will talk about the Japanese term “naruhodo.” 今日は「なるほど」という日本語を紹介します。 “Naruhodo” is a helpful phrase that is used Read More