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Toru Feb 27, 2018Jan 02, 2024 chapeau, hat, helmet, Japanese, kabuto, noun to verb, ojan, posharu, slang term, verb

Posharu (ポシャる – Falling Through)

Posharu ポシャる Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term “ojan,” which means that a plan or a thing goes Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 26, 2018Jan 02, 2024 Edo period, fire, fire bell, hansho, jan, Japanese, ojan, onomatopoeia, wooden houses

Ojan (おじゃん – Falling Through)

Ojan おじゃん When a plan or a thing goes up in smoke, we refers to it as おじゃん (ojan) or Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Feb 25, 2018Jan 02, 2024 eel, etymology, metaphor, nobori, phenomenon, price, rise, salmon, theory, unagi

Unagi Nobori (うなぎのぼり – Spiral Rise)

Unagi Nobori うなぎのぼり When something such as price or status rises rapidly, we express the phenomenon by using the metaphor, Read More

Culture Essay Food Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 24, 2018Jan 02, 2024 etiquette, expression, itadaki, Japanese language, leave, meal, oitoma, politeness, tachi, visit

Itadaki Dachi (いただき立ち)

Yesterday, I introduced you to the word “oitoma,” which is used when you leave a house you’re visiting. いただき立ち Today Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Feb 23, 2018Jan 02, 2024 euphemism, go home, itoma, Japanese, kaeru, oitoma, polite, prefix, service, visitors

Oitoma (おいとま – Leaving)

Oitoma おいとま Over the past two days, I introduced you to the Japanese terms that related to service to visitors. Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Feb 22, 2018Jan 02, 2024 gift, Japanese, karacha, miyage, motsu, omotase, refreshments, tea, URL, visitor

Omotase (お持たせ)

Omotase お持たせ Yesterday, I introduced you to the word 空茶 (karacha), which means to serve green tea without refreshments. 昨日は、お茶菓子を添えずに出すお茶を意味する「空茶」という言葉を紹介しました。 Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 20, 2018Jan 02, 2024 attitude, beautiful woman, culture, eight directions, expression, happou bijin, idiom, ironic, Japanese, pleasing everybody

Happou Bijin (八方美人 – Everybody’s Friend)

Happou Bijin 八方美人 A woman who tries to please everybody is called 八方美人 (happou bijin) in Japanese. 誰に対しても如才なくふるまう人のことを、日本語で「八方美人」と言います。八方 (happou) Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Feb 19, 2018Jan 02, 2024 Buddhism, death, disease, floundering, live, old, shiku hakku, struggle, suffering

Shiku Hakku (四苦八苦 – Struggling to Do)

Shiku Hakku 四苦八苦 Struggling to do something or floundering is called 四苦八苦 (shiku hakku) in Japanese. ものすごく苦労することや、非常に苦しいことを、日本語で「四苦八苦」と言います。四 means “four,” Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 18, 2018Jan 02, 2024 break up, famous words, Hiratsuka, Japanese feminist, meaning, romantic relationship, swallow, wakai tsubame, women's liberation, young

Wakai Tsubame (若いツバメ – Toy Boy)

Wakai Tsubame 若いツバメ We sometimes refers to a young man who is a lover with older woman as 若いツバメ (wakai Read More