CorrectedCultureDiaryEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiNews Toru Dec 18, 2023Jan 08, 2024 beginning, closure, end, essays, Lang-8, meaning, negative context, Owari no Hajimari, phrase, website Owari no Hajimari (終わりの始まり – The Beginning of the End) Owari no Hajimari 終わりの始まり When I heard the announcement of the closure of Lang-8, the phrase owari no hajimari (終わりの始まり) Read More
CultureEssayHistoryIdiomKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Oct 06, 2023Jan 01, 2024 beginning, Buddhist Scriptures, Chinese origin, dragon, end, four-character idiom, kotō dabi, ryūtō dabi, snake, tiger Ryūtō Dabi (竜頭蛇尾 – Anticlimax) Ryūtō Dabi 竜頭蛇尾 A situation where one starts off impressively but loses momentum at the end can be expressed with Read More
EssayProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 19, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments beginning, liar, lie, steal, thief Usotsuki wa dorobou no hajimari (嘘つきは泥棒の始まり – He that will Lie will Steal) Usotsuki wa dorobou no hajimari 嘘つきは泥棒の始まり I think that many people have had a lie at least several times. ほとんどの人は、嘘をついたことがあると思います。 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Apr 20, 2017Jan 04, 2024 beginning, develop, grass, Japanese, ki, kusawake, pioneer, raw land, so so, term Kusawake Today I will talk about the Japanese term “kusawake.” 草分け “Kusawake” means to do something for the first time, or Read More