CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Dec 19, 2017Jan 03, 2024 bathroom, communication, etiquette, expression, Japanese, language, manners, otearai, toilet, traditional How to Go to a Bathroom Part 1 I posted an entry about how to use a toilet yesterday. トイレへの行き方 Part 1 Today I’d like to tell you Read More
CultureEssayNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 18, 2017Jan 03, 2024 aerosol, Clostridium difficile, contamination, feces, flush, pathogens, sink, study, toilet, University of Leeds Toilet Lids Of course you will flush a toilet after using it. トイレの蓋 At this time, do you run the water in Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 17, 2017Jan 03, 2024 Buddhist term, complain, Edo period, guchi, ignorance Guchi (愚痴 – Moaning) Guchi 愚痴 I want to say some “guchi” (愚痴) now. 私は今、「愚痴」を言いたいです。 However, in most cases, since “guchi” makes others feel Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 16, 2017Jan 03, 2024 annoyance, common sense, early morning, empty stomach, expression, implication, Japanese language, morning, neighbourhood, singing Asappara (朝っぱら – First Thing in the Morning) Asappara 朝っぱら These days, I’m annoyed with a neighborhood resident for singing loudly first thing in the morning. 最近、近隣住民が朝っぱらから大声で歌を歌っており、迷惑しています。 If Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Dec 15, 2017Jan 03, 2024 attitude, consideration, culture, enryo, Japanese, meaning, modesty, refrain, respect, tradition Enryo (遠慮 – Constraint) Enryo 遠慮 Japanese people often take an act called “enryo” (遠慮). 日本人は「遠慮」をする人が多いです。 “Enryo” means “to refrain from words or deeds Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Dec 14, 2017Jan 03, 2024 care, consequences, culture, etymology, idiom, Japanese, mi kara deta sabi, proverb, rust, sword Mi kara deta Sabi (身から出た錆 – You Asked for It) Mi kara deta Sabi 身から出た錆 Have you ever suffered from a bad deed that you did? 自分の犯した悪行の結果、自分自身が苦しんだことはありますか? Getting into such Read More
AnimalClimateCultureEssayJapanese traditionProverbScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 13, 2017Jan 03, 2024 bugs, flies, forecast, Japan, low altitude, low pressure system, rain, scientific basis, superstitions, swallows Superstition concerning Swallow There are many superstitions in Japan. ツバメに関する迷信 Almost all of them have no scientific basis, but some have make sense. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Dec 12, 2017Jan 03, 2024 conversation, desperate, expression, hope, ichiru no nozomi, Japanese, nozomi, ray of hope, slender thread, spark of hope Ichiru no Nozomi (一縷の望み – A Ray of Hope) Ichiru no Nozomi 一縷の望み Have you ever experienced a situation that it was desperate, but there certainly was a hope. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyGamingJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 11, 2017Jan 03, 2024 Buddhism, Chinese, himitsu, Japanese, Legend of Zelda, naisho, Rupees, Sanskrit, secret, translation Naisho (内緒 – Secret) Naisho 内緒 The English word “secret” is usually translated into Japanese as “himitsu” (秘密), but it’s can also translated as Read More