BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 06, 2016Jan 07, 2024 000 yen, 10, 100 million yen, bankers, banks, bundles of bills, customer, Japanese tea, jargon, yen bills, zabuton Japanese Tea at Banks It’s said that there are a lot of jargon in banks. 銀行での日本茶 Today, I will talk about two interesting jargon Read More
ClimateEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 05, 2016Jan 07, 2024 baiu front, East Asia, headache, Japan, Kanto region, long rain, rain, stationary front, tsuyu season, tsuyuiri Tsuyuiri (Rainy Season) Tsuyuiri 梅雨入り Today, tsuyuiri was announced in the Kanto region in Japan. 今日は、日本の関東地方で梅雨入りが発表されました。 “Tsuyuiri” means that the tsuyu season begins, Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 03, 2016Jan 07, 2024 deterioration, diving, Guinness Book of Records, Japan, letter, replacement, seaweeds, shellfish, undersea postbox, Wakayama Prefecture An Undersea Mailbox Today, I will talk about an undersea postbox in Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. 海底ポスト As the name implies, this postbox Read More
CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 02, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cuisine, death, expensive, fugu, Japan, licensed chef, poison, potassium cyanide, puffer fish, tetrodotoxin Puffer Fish (Fugu) Puffer Fish フグ Today, I will talk about puffer fish (fugu) that the Japanese love. 今日は、日本人が大好きなフグを紹介します。 Puffer fish is known Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyGamingIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru May 31, 2016Jan 07, 2024 bokin-suru, charge, fee, game development, Japanese, kakin, kifu, money, nokin, siharai The Japanese Word “Kakin Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “kakin.” 課金という日本語 “Ka” in kakin means to assess something, and “kin” in Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionScienceSlangUncorrected Toru May 29, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cables, electric shock, fire, Japanese, octopus, outlet, plugs, slang, tako ashi haisen, tentacles Octopus’s Tentacles Wiring Yesterday, I was talk about octopuses. タコ足配線 Today, I will talk about the Japanese slang “tako ashi haisen” (octopus’s tentacles Read More
ClimateCultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru May 27, 2016Jan 07, 2024 dog, east, father, Japanese, older, proverb, rain, tail, weather, west A Rainy Day is a Bad Weather Day Since it rained today, I will talk about the Japanese proverb “ame ga furu hi ha tenki ga warui,” which Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru May 26, 2016Jan 07, 2024 1970s, do, Japanese, ocha-suru, phrase, pick up line, smoke, tea, watch movie Do Tea (Ocha-suru) Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “ocha-suru.” お茶する (“Ocha” is a noun that means tea, and “suru” is Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru May 25, 2016Jan 07, 2024 chokomaka, chokozai, henachoko, henahena, imitative, immature, Japanese, taunting, unimportant, word Henachoko Today, I will talk about a Japanese word “henachoko.” へなちょこ Henachoko is a taunting word that expresses an immature or Read More