DiaryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 11, 2018 0 Comments bon, car, expressway, holiday, midnight, mountain, parents, rest area, return home, Tokyo, traffic jam Traffic Jams at Midnight Traffic Jams at Midnight 深夜の渋滞 Today is the Japanese national holiday called ‘Yama no Hi’ (山の日 – literally “Mountain Day”). Read More
EssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 10, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments apology, forgive, pardon, please, polite, prefix, sorry Gomenkudasai (ごめんください – Anyone Around?) Gomenkudasai ごめんください When visiting someone’s house, Japanese people often say ‘gomenkudasai‘ (ごめんください) at the entrance. 他人の家を訪れるとき、日本人はよく「ごめんください」と言います。 ‘Go‘ (ご) is a Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 09, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments expression, heart, impress, move, soak, touch Kokoro ni Shimiru (心にしみる – Being Impressed) Kokoro ni Shimiru 心にしみる When expressing that you are impressed by something in English, you probably say in the way Read More
CultureEssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Aug 08, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments best, calm, elegant, greatest, happy, impression, most, supremely Kono Ue Naku (この上なく – Supremely) Kono Ue Naku この上なく Today I would like to introduce you to the Japanese expression ‘kono ue naku‘ (この上なく), which Read More
EssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 07, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments chilly, cold, rain, skin, summer Hadazamui (肌寒い – Chilly) Hadazamui 肌寒い It is raining today, so I feel a little cold air in spite of summer. 今日は雨が降っており、夏なのに少し空気が冷たく感じます。 To feeling Read More
DiaryUncorrected Toru Aug 06, 2018 0 Comments book, buy, English, grammar, history, kanji, Kindle, religion, sale, trivia Thirty-Six Books Thirty-Six Books 36冊の本 I have been trouble deciding on a topic for posts on Lang-8 lately. 私は最近いつも、 Lang-8 に投稿するトピックに困っています。 Therefore, Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Aug 05, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments break, careless, carelessness, cut off, king, oil, relax, servant, theory Yudan (油断 – Carelessness) Yudan 油断 To let one’s guard down or to be careless is called ‘yudan‘ (油断) in Japanese. 気をゆるめることや、注意を怠ることを、「油断」と言います。 ‘Yu‘ (油) Read More
EssayHistoryScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 04, 2018 0 Comments Antarctic, anxiety, drink, family, letter, loneliness, love, love letter, member, message, research The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2 The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2 世界一短いラブレター Part 2 When the New Year came, the research members in the Read More
EssayHistoryScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 03, 2018 0 Comments Antarctica, blizzard. seal, expedition, love letter, research, seagull, short, telegram The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 1 The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 1 世界一短いラブレター Part 1 Today, I would like to introduce you to the episode Read More