Uncorrected – Page 99 – Learning English and Japanese

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 Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Mar 16, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bloom, cherry tree, flowers, ha, Japanese, leaf, metaphor, old lady, uba, zakura

Uba Zakura (姥桜) Part 1

Uba Zakura 姥桜 Part 1 姥桜 (uba zakura) is a popular name for cherry trees in which flowers bloom earlier 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 History Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Mar 09, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bothersome, complicated, gota gota, Gottan Funei, jumbles, Kamakura period, onomatopoeia, preaching, Song Dynasty, Zen monk

Gota Gota (ごたごた – Jumbling)

Gota Gota ごたごた A situation where something jumbles disorderly or a bothersome thing is referred to as ごたごた (gota gota) Read More