Uncorrected – Page 15 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Sep 08, 2023Jan 01, 2024 drown, Hamlet, hoist with his own petard, oboreru, overconfidence, proverb, sakushi saku ni oboreru, Shakespeare, strategist, strategy

Sakushi Saku ni Oboreru (策士策に溺れる – Hoist with His Own Petard)

Sakushi Saku ni Oboreru 策士策に溺れる Even those who are good at devising strategies can sometimes rely too much on their Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Science Uncorrected

Toru Sep 07, 2023Jan 01, 2024 awase kagami, ghosts, healthy life cycle, midnight, morishio, sleep, specters, superstitions, ushimitsu doki, witching hour

Kusaki mo Nemuru Ushimitsu Doki (草木も眠る丑三つ時 – Witching Hour): Part 2

Kusaki mo Nemuru Ushimitsu Doki: Part 2 草木も眠る丑三つ時 Part 2 In Japan, it is believed that we should avoid going Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Sep 06, 2023Jan 01, 2024 Edo period, Japanese, kusaki, midnight, nemuru, plants, silent, sleep, time expression, ushimitsu doki

Kusaki mo Nemuru Ushimitsu Doki (草木も眠る丑三つ時 – Witching Hour): Part 1

Kusaki mo Nemuru Ushimitsu Doki: Part 1 草木も眠る丑三つ時 Part 1 The eerily silent midnight is sometimes described as kusaki mo Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Sep 05, 2023Jan 01, 2024 aku ga nukeru, cooking, dish, Japanese idiom, lye, metaphor, negative aspects, personality, refined, taste

Aku ga Nukeru (灰汁が抜ける – Becoming Refined)

Aku ga Nukeru 灰汁が抜ける The Japanese idiom, aku ga nukeru (灰汁が抜ける), describes that someone’s personality or appearance loses its negative Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Science Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 04, 2023Jan 01, 2024 data limit, data plans, data traffic, giga, gigabyte, Japanese, mobile phone, nai, slang, smartphones

Giga ga Nai (ギガがない – Reached Data Limit)

Giga ga Nai ギガがない Many countries have data limitations or caps for smartphones. スマートフォンの通信量制限やデータ上限は、多くの国で存在します。 Have you ever reached the data Read More

Culture Diary Essay Etymology Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 03, 2023Jan 01, 2024 counter stop, English expression, gaming term, Japanese-English, kansuto, maximum score, maximum value, Salmon Run, Splatoon 3, video game

Kansuto (カンスト – Maximum Value)

Kansuto カンスト Today, I played a certain game a lot and reached kansuto (カンスト) score. 今日はたっぷりゲームをして、あるゲームでスコアを「カンスト」しました。 The term kansuto is Read More

Culture Diary Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 02, 2023Jan 01, 2024 atmosphere, high school, Japanese, lesson, literal meaning, preparation, prepare, proverb, troubles, worry

Sonae Areba Urei Nashi (備えあれば憂いなし – Better Safe than Sorry)

Sonae Areba Urei Nashi 備えあれば憂いなし If you are well-prepared in advance, you have nothing to worry about. 普段から十分な準備をしておけば、心配することはなくなります。 The proverb, Read More