Japanese tradition – Page 25 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jun 05, 2023Jan 02, 2024 belief, discard, gods, help, Japanese proverb, literal meaning, nature, pick up, suteru kami areba hirou kami ari, trouble

Suteru Kami Areba Hirou Kami Ari (捨てる神あれば拾う神あり – When One Door Shuts Another Opens)

Suteru Kami Areba Hirou Kami Ari 捨てる神あれば拾う神あり When you are in trouble, some people may heartlessly leave you alone. あなたが困っているとき、非情にも見捨てようとする人がいるかもしれません。 Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jun 02, 2023Jan 02, 2024 adverb, hari no mushiro, irrelevant, Japanese, literal meaning, matting, needle, painful, phrase, sit

Hari no Mushiro (針のむしろ – Bed of Nails)

Hari no Mushiro 針のむしろ A bed of nails or a difficult situation with no rest at all is sometimes described Read More

Business Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru May 30, 2023Jan 02, 2024 corporate slave, dog, image, inu, Japanese, kaisha no inu, meaning, obedient, phrase, spy

The Meaning of Dog: Part 1

The Meaning of Dog: Part 1 犬の意味 Part 1 In my post yesterday, I used the phrase kaisha no inu Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 27, 2023Jan 02, 2024 dōri, force, hikkomu, Japanese proverb, justification, muri, pass, reason, tōre/tōru, unreason

Muri ga Tōreba Dōri Hikkomu (無理が通れば道理引っ込む – Might Makes Right)

Muri ga Tōreba Dōri Hikkomu 無理が通れば道理引っ込む If forceful, unreasonable demands pass, the reason or justification may be no longer valid. Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 26, 2023Jan 02, 2024 back, death, hopeless situation, idiom, Japanese, kishi kaisei, life, literal meaning, revival, rise

Kishi Kaisei (起死回生 – Turnning Around a Hopeless Situation)

Kishi Kaisei 起死回生 To recover from a hopeless situation and come back to life is called kishi kaisei (起死回生) in Read More

Culture Diary Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 25, 2023Jan 02, 2024 advantage, four-character idiom, gaden insui, idiom, Japanese, jibun katte, literal meaning, selfish act, selfishness, temae gatte

Gaden Insui (我田引水 – Self-serving)

Gaden Insui 我田引水 The action of trying to make things happen to one’s own advantage is called gaden insui (我田引水) Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru May 24, 2023Jan 02, 2024 educating children, Japanese proverb, literal meaning, modern style, nido oshiete ichido shikare, old-fashioned, scold, teach, think before you strike, translation

Nido Oshiete Ichido Shikare (二度教えて一度叱れ – Think before You Strike)

Nido Oshiete Ichido Shikare 二度教えて一度叱れ I believe that educating children is very difficult. 子どもの教育はとても難しいと思います。 The Japanese proverb, nido oshiete ichido Read More