CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Dec 06, 2016Jan 03, 2024 belly button, bite, Chinese stories, Chunqiu period, cry over spilled milk, heso, hozo, idiom, kanji, regret Hobo wo Kamu (To Bite a Belly Button) Hobo wo Kamu ほぞを噛む Today I will talk about the idiom “hozo wo kamu.” 今日は「ほぞを噛む」という慣用句を紹介します。 “Hozo” means “a belly button” Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 21, 2016Jan 07, 2024 belly button, catching a cold, cold front, head position, Kaminari-sama, lightning strike, stomach, temperature, thunder, thunderstorm Kaminari-sama (Mr. Thunder) Kaminari-sama 雷さま In Japan, there is a popular belief that Kaminari-sama (Mr. Thunder) falls from the sky and picks your Read More