CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru Jun 23, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments bloom, bound, conversation, flower, talk, tree Hanashi ni Hana ga Saku (話に花が咲く – Talk and Talk) Hanashi ni Hana ga Saku 話に花が咲く Have you ever had a conversation that was so fun that you talked about Read More
ChinaEssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Nov 11, 2018 0 Comments bloom, crimson, different, female, girl, group, male, men, one, point, red, woman Kou Itten (紅一点 – The Only Woman in a Group) Kou Itten 紅一点 A group I know is composed of about twenty men and one woman. 私が知るあるグループは、男性20人と女性1人で構成されています。 When a woman Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 17, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bloom, cherry trees, compliment, flowers, insult, Japanese, old lady, term, uba zakura, woman Uba Zakura (姥桜) Part 2 Uba Zakura 姥桜 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term 姥桜 (uba zakura), which is a popular Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Mar 16, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bloom, cherry tree, flowers, ha, Japanese, leaf, metaphor, old lady, uba, zakura Uba Zakura (姥桜) Part 1 Uba Zakura 姥桜 Part 1 姥桜 (uba zakura) is a popular name for cherry trees in which flowers bloom earlier Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 23, 2015Jan 08, 2024 artificial cherry tree, beautiful, bloom, cherry trees, Edohigan, fall, flowers, hybrid, Japan, Oshimazakura, Prunus pendula, Prunus speciosa, Somei Village, Someiyoshino, spring, Yoshino cherry tree Someiyoshino Many Japanese like cherry trees, especially Someiyoshino. ソメイヨシノ Because all flowers bloom and fall at once, and it looks beautiful. Read More