CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 05, 2023Jan 02, 2024 advice, boomerang, būmeran ga sasaru, comes back, criticism, metaphor, sasaru, slang phrase, tokudai būmeran Būmeran ga Sasaru (ブーメランが刺さる – Boomeranging) Būmeran ga Sasaru ブーメランが刺さる Have you ever experienced a situation where your criticism or advice to others has come straight Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 14, 2021Jan 02, 2024 advice, filial, gone, Japanese, meaning, parents, proverb, regrets, tradition, want Oyakōkō Shitai Toki ni wa Oya wa Nashi (親孝行したいときには親はなし – When One Would Be Filial, One’s Parents Are Gone) Oyakōkō Shitai Toki ni wa Oya wa Nashi 親孝行したいときには親はなし In yesterday’s post, I introduced the proverb ishi ni futon wa Read More
DiaryLanguageSocial NetworkingTranslationUncorrected Toru Oct 01, 2015Jan 08, 2024 advice, diary, English version page, homepage, Japanese/English, Lang-8, language exchange, minor mistakes, Native speakers, nuances, sentences, social networking website, study, trivial things Sentences on my Homepage The following sentences will be posted on my homepage. I would like to create English version page, so I would Read More
DiaryEducationLiteraturePersonal DevelopmentUncorrected Toru Feb 06, 2015Jan 06, 2024 advice, boss, children, gratitude, hard stuff, history, horizontal thinking, humanity, humor, machinery researchers, originality, poem, research, retirement age, university professor, valedictory lecture Valedictory Lecture Today, I went to a valedictory lecture of my boss’ boss. The boss, who is a professor of my university, Read More