Latest Posts – Page 148 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Aug 24, 2017Jan 03, 2024 Asakusa, chacha wo ireru, cooling down, craftsmen, hiyakasu, idiom, Japanese, prostitutes, tease, Yoshiwara

Hiyakasu (冷やかす – Bantering)

Hiyakasu 冷やかす Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom, “chacha wo ireru” (茶々を入れる), which means to tease someone by saying something Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 23, 2017Jan 03, 2024 chacha wo ireru, conversation, disturb, etymology, idiom, jaja, Japanese, kanji, tea, unnecessary

Chacha wo Ireru (茶々を入れる – Teasing)

Chacha wo Ireru 茶々を入れる Have you ever broken into a conversation of others, and said unnecessary things or cracks? 他人の会話に横から入り、余計なことや冷やかしを言ったことはありますか？ Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 22, 2017Jan 03, 2024 Edo period, etymology, guess, irresponsible, Japanese, personifying, prospect, random guess, suffix, theory

Atezuppou (当てずっぽう – Random Guess)

If you do or say something irresponsible with no basis, you will be told “atezuppou” (当てずっぽう) in Japanese. 当てずっぽう “Atezuppou” Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Aug 21, 2017Jan 03, 2024 drunk, fiber spinning, idiom, Japanese, kuda, maku, monotonous, repeatedly, spindle, talk

Kuda wo Maku (管を巻く – Blathering)

Kuda wo Maku 管を巻く Today I’d like to talk about the Japanese idiom, “kuda wo maku” (管を巻く). 今日は「管を巻く」という慣用句を紹介します。 Here, the Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Aug 20, 2017Jan 03, 2024 culture, embellish, exaggerate, expression, idiom, Japanese, kanji, meaning, phrase, proverb

Shinshō Boudai (針小棒大 – Making Mountains out of Molehills)

Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom, “ohire wo tsukeru” (尾ひれを付ける), which menas to embellish or exaggerate a story using something Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 19, 2017Jan 03, 2024 embellish, exaggerate, fin, fish, Japan, lie, ohire, proverb, story, tail

Ohire wo Tsukeru (尾ひれをつける – Embellishing a Story)

Ohire wo Tsukeru 尾ひれを付ける Some people embellish a story using something that’s not true. 何かを話すとき、事実でないことを交えて大げさに言う人がいます。 Such an act is called Read More