EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Apr 05, 2019Apr 04, 2019 0 Comments action, at all, care, expression, feel, influence, itch, itchy, mental, nasty, negative, not care, not feel, pain, painful, physical Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai (痛くも痒くもない – Not Caring at All) Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai 痛くも痒くもない When you do not feel a thing about someone’s action against you, you can Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Feb 22, 2019 0 Comments action, bate, bated, breath, concern, drink, firm, nervous, saliva, spit, swallow Katazu wo Nomu (固唾を呑む – Bating One’s Breath) Katazu wo Nomu 固唾を呑む I am sometimes concerned about what is going to happen and wait with bated breath. 私は時折、事の成り行きが気掛かりで、息を凝らして見守ることがあります。 Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 19, 2018 0 Comments action, attitude, cut, don't know, innocent, play innocent, pretend, pure, serious, white Shira wo Kiru (しらを切る – Playing Innocent) Shira wo Kiru しらを切る Have you ever pretended you don’t know something, even though you know it? 何かを知っているのに、知らないふりをしたことはありますか? Such an Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jun 17, 2017Jan 03, 2024 action, adverb, curiously, eyeballs, gyoro gyoro, keenly, kyoro kyoro, noun, onomatopoeia, surroundings Kyoro kyoro (きょろきょろ) Kyoro kyoro きょろきょろ Have you ever gazed your surroundings with no cease, while turning to the right and the left Read More