Slang – Page 25 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Mar 20, 2018Jan 02, 2024 burn, difficulty, expression, graduation ceremony, idiomatic phrase, literal meaning, students, te wo yaku, trouble, university

Te wo Yaku (手を焼く – Having Trouble with Something)

Te wo Yaku 手を焼く Today a graduation ceremony took place at my university. 今日は私の大学の卒業式でした。 In this year, it was hard Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 17, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bloom, cherry trees, compliment, flowers, insult, Japanese, old lady, term, uba zakura, woman

Uba Zakura (姥桜) Part 2

Uba Zakura 姥桜 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term 姥桜 (uba zakura), which is a popular Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 16, 2018Jan 02, 2024 Amida Buddha, Buddhism, chant, death, Japanese term, polite prefix, prayer, useless, お陀仏, 阿弥陀仏

Odabutsu (お陀仏 – Dying/Becoming Useless)

Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term おしゃかになる (oshaka ni naru), which means to become useless. お陀仏 Actually, there Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 14, 2018Jan 02, 2024 Amida Buddha, broken, Buddhism, etymology, Japanese, oshaka ni naru, polite prefix, shaka, statue, useless

Oshaka ni Naru (おしゃかになる – Becoming Useless)

Oshaka ni Naru おしゃかになる When things are ruined, or something is broken and become useless, we refer to it as Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Gaming Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 13, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bonkura, careless, dark, gambling, Japanese, manuke, personality, stupid, tray, word

Bonkura (ぼんくら – Idiot)

Yesterday I introduced you to the Japanese word 間抜け (manuke – stupid). ぼんくら There is another Japanese term, ぼんくら (bonkura), Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 12, 2018Jan 02, 2024 English terms, foolish, goofy, interval, manuke, online dictionary, out of tune, pause, skip, stupid

Manuke (間抜け – Stupid)

I might be a person called 間抜け (manuke). 間抜け “Manuke” is a word referring to a foolish, stupid, or goofy Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 11, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bureikou, courtesy, drinking party, Japan, protocols, respect, ritual, rudeness, status, tradition

Bureikou (無礼講 – Unrestricted Binge)

There is a drinking party called 無礼講 (bureikou) in Japan. 無礼講無 (bu) means “nothing” and 礼講 “reikou” means a Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 10, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bring up, etymology, fart, idiom, iidashippe, Japanese, proverb, responsibility, rule of thumb, slang

IIdashippe (言い出しっぺ – The First One to Say Something)

IIdashippe 言い出しっぺ A person who says something firstly is called 言い出しっぺ (iidashippe) in Japanese. 何かを最初に言い出した人のことを、日本語で「言い出しっぺ」と言います。言い出し (iidashi) means “to start Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 05, 2018Jan 02, 2024 crawling, feelings, impatient, itchy, Japanese, language, muzu muzu, nose, onomatopoeia, uzu uzu

Muzu Muzu (むずむず – Itching)

Muzu Muzu むずむず Now my nose is a state expressed as the Japanese term むずむず (muzu muzu). 私は今、鼻が「むずむず」します。 “Muzu muzu” Read More