CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 29, 2023Jan 01, 2024 admire, attractive, flower, high peak, idiom, Japanese, metaphor, takane no hana, unreachable, woman Takane no Hana (高嶺の花 – Out of One’s League) Takane no Hana 高嶺の花 An attractive person (especially a woman) whom one cannot reach and can only admire from afar Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 04, 2023Jan 02, 2024 appealing, attractive, dried squid, fun, game, listen, play, song, surume, term Surume Gē (スルメゲー) Surume Gē スルメゲー Recently, I came across the term surume gē (スルメゲー). 最近、「スルメゲー」という言葉を知りました。 Since surume (スルメ) means “dried squid,” and Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Aug 02, 2019 0 Comments adult, attractive, bad, bitter, cool, dandy, face, feel, firm, man, men, offended, sour, tasteful, uncomfortable Shibui Kao (渋い顔 – Sour Face) Shibui Kao 渋い顔 I usually have a shibui kao (渋い顔) when feeling bad, uncomfortable, or offended. 私は嫌なことや不快なことがあると、たいてい「渋い顔」をします。 Since shibui (渋い) Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 24, 2019 0 Comments attract, attractive, extend, loose, loose face, loosen, man, nose, spoony, stretch, under, woman, womanize Hana no Shita wo Nobasu (鼻の下を伸ばす – Spoony) Hana no Shita wo Nobasu 鼻の下を伸ばす When you womanize or have a loose face due to an attractive woman, it Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 01, 2017Jan 03, 2024 appearance, attractive, bashiru, dandy, face, handsome, ikemen, Japanese, nigami, otoko mae Nigami Bashiru As Japanese terms that represent a man with good appearance, there are “otoko mae” and “ike men” (“ike” is short Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 23, 2017Jan 04, 2024 attitude, attractive, deep inside, elegant, fascination, Japan, modest, okuyukashii, sensitive, woman Okuyukashii What is the element required for an attractive woman in your country? 奥ゆかしい In Japan, we tend to regard “okuyukashii Read More