CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Mar 25, 2017Jan 06, 2024 autumn, Chinese, day, feeling, harvest season, ichijitsu senshu, idiom, Japanese, kanji, waiting Ichijitsu Senshu Today I will talk about the four-character idiom “一日千秋 (ichijitsu senshu).” 一日千秋 “Ichijitsu senshu” means that you can’t wait to Read More
AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 22, 2017Jan 06, 2024 autumn, bird, etymology, Japanese white-eye, line up, mejiro oshi, push, scene, tree branch, winter Mejiro Oshi Today I will talk about the Japanese term “mejiro oshi.” 目白押し “Mejiro” means “Japanese white-eye,” “oshi” means “to push,” and Read More
CultureDiaryFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Oct 15, 2016Jan 06, 2024 autumn, harvest, imoni kai, Japan, nabe, stewed potato, Sukiyaki-style, Taro, Tohoku, Tonjiru-style Imoni Kai Today, my laboratory members and I held imoni kai, the literal meaning of which is “stewed potato party.” 芋煮会 Imoni Read More
CultureEssayHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Oct 05, 2016Jan 06, 2024 autumn, cheating, Edo period, equality, feelings, men, proverb, sex discrimination, weather, women Onna Gokoro to Aki no Sora (Women’s Feelings and Autumn sky) Onna Gokoro to Aki no Sora 女心と秋の空 There is the proverb “onna gokoro to aki no sora,” the meaning of Read More