autumn – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Sep 28, 2021Jan 02, 2024 autumn, comfort, grow fat, harvest, horses, Japanese, phrase, sky high, ten takaku uma koyuru aki, tradition

Ten Takaku Uma Koyuru Aki (天高く馬肥ゆる秋 – Autumn with the Sky Clear and Blue, and Horses Growing Stout)

Ten Takaku Uma Koyuru Aki 天高く馬肥ゆる秋 Comfortable weather in autumn is sometimes described as ten takaku uma koyuru aki (天高く馬肥ゆる秋) Read More

Culture Essay Uncorrected

Toru Sep 25, 2019 0 Comments autumn, chestnut, fall, food, mountain, mountain products, mushroom, product, saury, sea, sea products

Umi no Sachi, Yama no Sachi (海の幸と山の幸) Part 1

Umi no Sachi, Yama no Sachi Part 1 海の幸、山の幸 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced some foods that are often eaten Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Sep 24, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments autumn, chestnut, fall, flavor, food, matsutake mushroom, mushroom, Pacific saury, pear, saury, sweet potate

Aki no Mikaku (秋の味覚 – Seasonal Food of Fall/Autumn)

Aki no Mikaku 秋の味覚 Yesterday, I introduced the term sanma (サンマ), which means “Pacific saury.” 昨日は「サンマ」という言葉を紹介しました。 In Japan, sanma is Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Sep 23, 2019 0 Comments autumn, delicious, fish, Pacific saury, poor catch, saury, season, sword

Sanma (サンマ – “Pacific Saury”)

Sanma サンマ The season when sanma (サンマ) becomes delicious is approaching. 「サンマ」が美味しい季節になってきました。 Sanma means “Pacific saury,” and is sold throughout Read More

Essay Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru May 12, 2019Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments amethyst, autumn, bitter, Buddha, character, come out, crystal, eye, France, incoherent, kanji, leaf, orchid, Pacific cod, phonetic equivalent, purple, reading, red, tea, unreasonable, west

Ateji (当て字 – Phonetic Equivalent) Part 2

Ateji Part 2 当て字 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced two meanings of ateji (当て字). 昨日は「当て字」が持つ二つの意味を紹介しました。 I would like to show Read More

Climate Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Oct 21, 2017Jan 03, 2024 autumn, blight, etymology, Japan Meteorological Agency, kogarashi, pressure pattern, tree, wind, winter

Kogarashi (木枯らし – Cold Autumn Wind)

Kogarashi 木枯らし I think that “kogarashi” (木枯らし) will blow in a few days. もうすぐ「木枯らし」が吹く時期となりました。 “Kogarashi” is strong cold winds that Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Oct 16, 2017Jan 03, 2024 autumn, daughter-in-law, delicious, eggplant, etymology, interpretations, Japanese, nasu, proverb, superstition

Akinasu wa Yome ni Kuwasuna (秋茄子は嫁に食わすな – Don’t Let Daughter-in-Law Eat Autumn Eggplants)

Akinasu wa Yome ni Kuwasuna 秋茄子は嫁に食わすな Yesterday, I introduced the etymology of “nasu” (茄子 – eggplant). 昨日は「茄子（ナス）」の語源について紹介しました。 Today I’d like Read More