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Toru Dec 10, 2017Jan 03, 2024 1990, appointment, cancel, commonly used, dotakyan, dotanba, entertainment industry, last moment, travel industry, trust

Dotakyan (ドタキャン – Cancelling at the Last Minute)

Dotakyan ドタキャン Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese word “dotanba,” which means the last moment that you’re required to make a Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Dec 09, 2017Jan 03, 2024 change, criminals, critical moment, decision, dotanba, earthen platform place, Edo period, execute, literal meaning, meaning

Dotanba (土壇場 – Critical Moment)

Dotanba 土壇場 I don’t like a situation called “dotanba” (土壇場) very much. 私は「土壇場」があまり好きではありません。 “Dotanba” means a critical moment or the Read More

Climate Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Dec 08, 2017Jan 03, 2024 comfortable, comical, hitting, Japanese, manga, onomatopoeia, poka poka, spring, tapping, warmth

Poka Poka (ぽかぽか)

Poka Poka ぽかぽか Today I would like to introduce the Japanese onomatopoeia “poka poka” (ぽかぽか), which has two different meanings. Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 07, 2017Jan 03, 2024 "dada wo koneru", "iyada iyada", "jidanda", frustration, Japanese, koneru, parents, selfishness, spoiled child, stamp your feet

Dada wo Koneru (駄々をこねる – Acting like a Baby)

Dada wo Koneru 駄々をこねる Have you ever acted like a spoiled child or say selfishness to your parents when you Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 06, 2017Jan 03, 2024 ability, admonish, belief, etymology, fall for oneself, Japanese, overconfident, student, unubore, unubore-ya

Unubore (うぬぼれ – Egotism)

Unubore うぬぼれ Yesterday, I used the Japanese term “unubore” (うぬぼれ), in order to admonish a student. 私は昨日、学生を戒めるために「うぬぼれ」という言葉を使いました。 “Unubore” means that Read More