CultureEssayEuropean countriesIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Oct 20, 2023Jan 01, 2024 American, benefit, cat, fable, France, idiom, Japan, monkey, proverb, risk Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou (火中の栗を拾う – Taking a Risk for Someone): Part 2 Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou: Part 2 火中の栗を拾う Part 2 Based on the fable “The Monkey and the Cat (Le Read More
CultureEssayHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jul 28, 2016Jan 06, 2024 American, children, counting, Guinness Book of World Records, hiccups, Japan, lifetime, marriage, Osborne, superstition 100 Times of Hiccups In Japan, there is a superstition that you will die when you get hiccups 100 times continuously. 100回のしゃっくり Since I Read More
EssayEtymologyJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Mar 14, 2015Jan 06, 2024 American, concent, concentric plug, Europe, hypothesis, imported, Japanese, Japanese-English words, outlet, sockets, truth Why do we use the word “concent (コンセント)” as the meaning of “outlet? “Concent” is one of the most confusing Japanese-English words, which means “outlet.” 最も理解しにくい和製英語の一つに、「outlet」を意味する「コンセント」という言葉があります。 I think almost all American don’t know Read More