AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 03, 2017Jan 06, 2024 animals, bamboo, deer, garden, Japan, kakashi, shishiodoshi, sound, terrify, water Shishiodoshi Yesterday, I talked about “kakashi,” which is used for driving annoying animals away. ししおどし Today I will talk about “shishiodoshi,” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 23, 2016Jan 06, 2024 animals, body, humans, Japanese, kanji, karada, mind, physical, shintai, word Karada (Body) Karada からだ Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese word “karada”, which has two different kanji. 今日は、二つの異なる漢字表記を持つ日本語「からだ」を紹介します。 The most Read More
CultureEssayScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 16, 2016Jan 06, 2024 animals, habit, health, human beings, instincts, marking, psychology, security, smelling, territories Own Smells Some people have a habit of smelling themselves. 自分の匂い Actually, the reasons of this behavior are divided into two major Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Jul 05, 2016Jan 06, 2024 animals, background information, Bible, idioms, ineffective, Japan, Japanese translation, proverbs, saying, valuable Cast Pearls Before Swine The saying “cast pearls before swine” came from a Bible verse, and means that it is in vain to give Read More
AnimalCultureEssayFoodScienceUncorrected Toru May 22, 2016Jan 07, 2024 animals, camouflage, displacement activity, emotions, human behavior, jiggle legs, large meal, mind stability, nervous, scratch head Displacement Activity Human beings jiggle their legs when they are nervous, and scratch their heads when they feel embarrassed. 転位行動 This behavior Read More