ChinaEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Jul 12, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments alliance, blood, bull, community, control, cow, dominate, ear, lick, lord, organization Gyūjiru (牛耳る – Dominating) Gyūjiru 牛耳る When someone controls an organization or a community as he/her want, we refer to the action as ‘gyūjiru’ Read More
EssayOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jul 06, 2018Jul 06, 2018 0 Comments animal, baby, bull, cat, chicken, cow, dog, pig, pigeon Baby Talk to Represent Animals Baby Talk to Represents Animals 動物を表す幼児語 In a conversation with babies in Japan, we can represent animals by their barks Read More
EssayIdiomProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 10, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bull, business, cow, drool, trickle Ushi no Yodare (牛の涎 – Cow’s Drool) Ushi no Yodare 牛の涎 In Japanese, there is a phrase “ushi no yodare” (牛の涎). 日本語には「牛の涎」という表現があります。 Ushi (牛) means ‘cow’ or Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Apr 28, 2017Jan 04, 2024 bull, equivalent, gokaku, gyu kaku, Japanese, kanji, Muromachi period, restaurant, word, yakiniku Gokaku Today I would like to talk about the Japanese common word “互角 (gokaku).” 互角 “互 (go)” means “each other,” “角 Read More