CultureDiaryFoodIdiomScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 23, 2017Jan 03, 2024 bars, bosses, dinner, drunk, hebereke, laboratory, meeting, regret, taxi, vomited Regret Yesterday, I ate dinner with my bosses, and went to several bars until around 3 o’clock in the morning. 後悔と反省 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 05, 2017Jan 03, 2024 celiac plexus, diaphragm, dyspnea, epigastrium, etymology, human body, mizo-ochi, mizu ochi, pain, sympathetic nerves Mizo-ochi (Epigastrium) Mizo-ochi みぞおち There are many vital parts in human bodies. 人体には急所が幾つもあります。 Today I’d like to introduce the part called “mizo-ochi” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 03, 2017Jan 03, 2024 embarrassed, feeling, hanikamu, honeycomb, katakana, shy, smile, teeth, verb Hanikamu “Hanikamu” (はにかむ) is a verb that means to feel embarrassed or get shy. はにかむ I think that the basis to Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru May 04, 2017Jan 04, 2024 cat, change, darkness, eyes, Japanese idiom, light sensitivity, neko no me, pupils, retinae, tapetum Neko no Me (Cat’s Eyes) Today I will talk about the Japanese idiom “neko no me.” 猫の目 “Neko” means “cat” and “me” means “eyes,” so Read More
ClimateCultureDiaryEssayHistoryJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru May 01, 2017Jan 04, 2024 altitude, depositional plain, eruption, Kamikochi, Nagano, sediments, sightseeing, temperature, tundra climate Kamikochi Today I will go to Kamikochi with my friends. 上高地 Kamikochi is one of largest depositional plains in Japan, the Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionNewsProverbScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 26, 2017Jan 04, 2024 benefit, diseases, early, Harvard University, hayaoki, Oxford University, performance, proverb, risks, study Risks of Getting Up Early There is a proverb, “hayaoki wa sanmon no toku,” in Japan. 早起きのリスク “Hayaoki” means “getting up early,” “sanmon” means “three Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomProverbScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 25, 2017Jan 04, 2024 carnivorous, co-existence, co-prosperity, Han Yu, herbivorous, idiom, jaku niku kyo shoku, natural world, predation, survival of the fittest Jaku Niku Kyo Shoku (The Jungle Law) Jaku Niku Kyo Shoku 弱肉強食 Today I will talk about the four-character idiom “jaku niku kyo shoku” (弱肉強食). 今日は「弱肉強食」という四字熟語を紹介します。 “Jaku” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 19, 2017Jan 04, 2024 cold prevention, cormorant, fishing, gargle, Gifu, Japanese, rinse, scientific proof, sweetfish, ugai Ugai (Gargle) Today I will talk about the Japanese word “ugai.” うがい “Ugai” means an act of rinse/gargle your mouth or throat Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 08, 2017Jan 06, 2024 Adam's apple, adult males, Buddha, etymology, forbidden fruit, Japanese word, laryngeal prominence, nodobotoke, throat, thyroid cartilage Nodobotoke Today I will talk about the Japanese word “nodobotoke.” 喉仏 “Nodo” of “nodobotoke” means “throat,” “botoke” means “Buddha,” and “nodobotoke” Read More