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Toru Dec 17, 2015Jan 07, 2024 bookworm, deathwatch beetle, silverfish, 本の虫, 虫

Bookworm

Those who love reading books are called “bookworm” in English. 本の虫 Such people seem to be compared to worms that Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Dec 16, 2015Jan 07, 2024 boring thing, dictionary, gift, honorific expressions, Japanese traditional expression, nuance, phrase, present, recent generations, tsumaranai mono desuga

Boring things (Tsumaranai mono)

Boring things つまらないもの There is a Japanese traditional expression “tsumaranai mono desuga (which means something like ‘this is a boring Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Language Uncorrected

Toru Dec 09, 2015Jan 07, 2024 foreign movies, gravity, Highly acclaimed, Hypercriticized, imported, Japanese titles, Napoleon Dynamite, Sisters Act, titles, Zero Gravity

Japanese Titles of Foreign Movies

When foreign movies are imported into Japan, the titles may completely different. 洋画が日本に輸入されるとき、タイトルが全く異なることがあります。 Today, I will introduce some Japanese titles Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Science Uncorrected

Toru Dec 08, 2015Jan 07, 2024 entomology researchers, gomimushi, ground beetle, mekura-chibi-gomimushi, ゴミムシ, メクラチビゴミムシ

Ground Beetle

Do you know how to say “ground beetle” in Japanese? ゴミムシ It’s “ゴミムシ (gomimushi; means garbage insect),” because we can Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Science Uncorrected

Toru Dec 06, 2015Jan 07, 2024 circulation, diligent, introverted, nervous, palms, relationship, relaxed, sensitive, shaking hands, sociability, sociable, sweaty palms, temperature

The Temperature of Palms

Today, I learned the relationship between a temperature of palms and a sociability. 手の温度 I don’t know whether this is Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Dec 03, 2015Jan 07, 2024 escalator, Japan, Japanese railway companies, Kansai region, Kanto region, riding way, stand on the left side, stand on the right side

Escalator

In Japan, there are two major ways to ride an escalator. エスカレーター In Kanto region (Tokyo area), people stand on Read More

Culture Diary Essay Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Nov 30, 2015Jan 07, 2024 333rd day, beef barbecue restaurant, butchers, campaigns, clothing shops, day, November 29

November 29

Yesterday was November 29. 11月29日 It represents an ii (11, means good) niku (29, means meats) day. 昨日は11月29日でした。 I’ve forgotten Read More

Animal Culture Essay Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Nov 29, 2015Jan 07, 2024 cat, curry, die, fish, image, meat, modified, pasta, pizza, sick, world

Cats and Fish

In Japan, the image that favorite food of cats is fish has been established. 猫と魚 In fact, Japanese sometimes feed Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Nov 28, 2015Jan 07, 2024 counting, Hebrew, Japanese, numbers, pronunciations

Japanese Numeral

In Japanese, when we count something like “one, two, three,…,” we usually say: 日本語の数詞 “ichi, ni, san, shi(yon), go, roku, Read More