CorrectedEssayEtymologyOnomatopoeiaSlang Toru Apr 26, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments attach, bruise, bump, childish, hit, sound, thorn Kobu and Tankobu (「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 – Bump) Kobu and Tankobu 「瘤」と「たんこぶ」 In my post yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom meno ue no kobu (目の上の瘤 meaning “a Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru Apr 14, 2021Jun 02, 2021 0 Comments artificial, as if, attach, attitude, connect, smooth, take off, unnatural, word Totte Tsuketa Youna (取って付けたような – Unnatural/Artificial) Totte Tsuketa Youna 取って付けたような When someone’s words or attitudes are unnatural and artificial, you can describe it as totte tsuketa Read More
EssayEtymologySlangUncorrected Toru Apr 14, 2019Apr 15, 2019 0 Comments attach, camera, e-mail, mail, mobile phone, photo, picture, smartphone Shame (写メ – Photo) Part 1 Shame Part 1 写メ Part 1 Have you ever heard of the Japanese slang term ‘shame‘ (写メ)? 「写メ」という俗語を耳にしたことはありますか? ‘Shame’ is Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 21, 2019 0 Comments annoyed, attach, behavior, feel, nose, peculiar, smell, words Hana ni Tsuku (鼻につく – Getting Annoyed) Hana ni Tsuku 鼻につく When feeling annoyed with someone’s words or behavior, you can express it by using the Japanese Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 22, 2018Sep 22, 2018 0 Comments ask, attach, by the way, daily conversation, hear, humble, negative, phrase, polite, suffix, thing Tsukanukoto (つかぬこと – By the Way) Tsukanukoto つかぬこと When asking someone for something, especially when it has nothing to do with the topic so far, we Read More