CultureDiaryEssayIdiomJapanese traditionScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 28, 2023Jan 01, 2024 brain, brute force, gaming, Internet slang, kinniku, muscle, nナ耕in, nナ肯iso, personality, playing games Nōkin (脳筋 – Meathead) Nōkin 脳筋 I sometimes become a state called nōkin (脳筋) while playing various games. 私はときどき、ゲームをプレイ中に「脳筋」になります。 Nōkin is an Internet slang Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru May 21, 2023Jan 02, 2024 abilities, brain, dull, hardship, influence, Japanese, meaning, natural, poor, proverb Hin sure ba Don suru (貧すれば鈍する – Poverty Dulls the Wit) Hin sure ba Don suru 貧すれば鈍する If one becomes terribly poor, one’s brain may not work very well due to Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Mar 18, 2019Mar 19, 2019 0 Comments brain, explode, flat, flatten, head, job, mind, panic, puncture, punctured, task Atama ga Panku (頭がパンク – One’s Head is Explode) Atama ga Panku 頭がパンク I am about to ‘atama ga panku‘ (頭がパンク). 私は今、「頭がパンク」しそうです。 ‘Atama‘ (頭) means “head” and ‘panku‘ (パンク) Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomScienceUncorrected Toru Oct 23, 2018 0 Comments brain, faint, fall asleep, pretend, raccoon dog, sham sleep, sleep, surprise Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘ Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘ 本当の狸寝入り Previously, I introduced you to the term ‘tanuki neiri‘ (狸寝入り – literally “raccoon dog sleep”), which Read More
EssaySlangUncorrected Toru Jul 14, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments blind, brain, carefree, field, flower, head, superficial Ohana Batake (お花畑 – A Field of Flowers) Ohana Batake お花畑 “A field of flowers” is translated into Japanese as “hana batake” (花畑) or “ohana batake” (お花畑). “A Read More
EssayFoodScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 06, 2018Jan 03, 2024 blood vessel, body temperature, brain, cold food, cold-stimulus headache, headache, ice-cream headache, oral cavity, pain, trigeminal nerve Ice-cream Headache I have a terrible headache. アイスクリーム頭痛 There are various kind of headache, and one of which is called “ice-cream headache” Read More
EssayHealthScienceTechnologyUncorrected Toru Jan 24, 2016Jan 07, 2024 aging, bedtime, body, brain, cancer risk, dark room, fatigue, immune system, immunity, light, melatonin, obesity, PC, pineal gland, sleep, sleep hormone, smartphone, stress High Quality Sleep Sleep is very valuable for human beings. 質の良い睡眠 It can heal fatigues of your body and brain, enhance immunity, and Read More