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Toru Oct 30, 2017Jan 03, 2024 beasts, birds, dislike, feelings, hair, instinctive, Japan, kegirai, kirai, politics

Kegirai (毛嫌い – Dislike)

Kegirai 毛嫌い Is there something that you don’t like instinctively without any specific reason. これという理由もなく、何かを感情的に嫌うことはありますか？ In Japan, we use a Read More

Climate Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Oct 29, 2017Jan 03, 2024 bamboo, cool, ground, Japanese, old-fashioned, pelting rain, prod, rain, shinotsuku ame, weather

Shinotsuku Ame (篠突く雨 – Intense Rain)

Shinotsuku Ame 篠突く雨 Unfortunately, today’s weather is “shinotsuku ame” (篠突く雨). 今日の天候は「篠突く雨」です。 “Shinotsuku ame” means a pelting rain as much as Read More

Culture Essay Food Japanese tradition News Slang Uncorrected

Toru Oct 28, 2017Jan 03, 2024 anxiety, benjo-meshi, eating, friends, Japan, lunchmate syndrome, restroom, unattractive, workplace

Lunchmate Syndrome

These days in Japan, “lunchmate syndrome” has become a problem. ランチメイト症候群 Lunchmate syndrome is a symptom that causes a kind Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Oct 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 etymology, fish, fishing method, force, freshwater, gorioshi, Japanese, opinion, river, sucker-like

Gorioshi (ゴリ押し – Bulldozing)

Gorioshi ゴリ押し To push one’s opinion or way through forcely is called “gorioshi” (ゴリ押し) in Japanese. 自分の考えややり方を強引に押し通すことを、「ゴリ押し」と言います。 The “gori” (ゴリ) Read More