CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbSlangUncorrected Toru May 03, 2017Jan 04, 2024 dance, failure, Gagaku, imitate, Japanese, mask, ninomai, performance, performing art, traditional Ninomai Today I will talk about the Japanese term “ninomai.” 二の舞 “Ni” means “second,” “mai” means “performing art,” and “ninomai” means Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru May 02, 2017Jan 04, 2024 attention, butterfly, chiya-hoya, flower, idiom, indulgent, Japanese, nurture, pampered, spoiled Chiya-hoya Today I will talk about the Japanese term “chiya-hoya.” ちやほや “Chiya-hoya” means that someone is payed attention or is treated 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
CultureDiaryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 30, 2017Jan 04, 2024 cable cars, climbing, exercise, Golden Week, Hachioji, Japan, mountain, Takao-san, tired, Tokyo Takao-san Now it is a golden week (a cluster of holidays) in Japan. 高尾山 Today, I climbed at Takao-san in Hachioji Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyEuropean countriesJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 29, 2017Jan 04, 2024 clown, comedy, doukeshi, entertains, French, Japan, makeup, performer, piero, pierrot Piero (Pierrot) Piero ピエロ Today I would like to talk about the word “piero.” 今日は「ピエロ」について話します。 “Piero” means a performer who puts on Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Apr 28, 2017Jan 04, 2024 bull, equivalent, gokaku, gyu kaku, Japanese, kanji, Muromachi period, restaurant, word, yakiniku Gokaku Today I would like to talk about the Japanese common word “互角 (gokaku).” 互角 “互 (go)” means “each other,” “角 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 27, 2017Jan 04, 2024 envy, Japanese, jealousy, rice cake, roasted, shitto suru, to feel jealous, wordplay, yakimochi, yaku Yakimochi (Jealousy) Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “yakimochi.” やきもち “Yaki” means “roasted,” “mochi” means “rice cake,” so 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