AnimalCorrectedEssayEtymology Toru Oct 23, 2017Jul 25, 2023 0 Comments cat, country, Doraemon, field, steal, stray cat, wild Noraneko (野良猫 – Stray Cat) Noraneko 野良猫 There are many noraneko (野良猫) in Japan. 日本には、野良猫が沢山います。 A noraneko is a cat that lives where humans live, Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru May 04, 2017Jan 04, 2024 cat, change, darkness, eyes, Japanese idiom, light sensitivity, neko no me, pupils, retinae, tapetum Neko no Me (Cat’s Eyes) Today I will talk about the Japanese idiom “neko no me.” 猫の目 “Neko” means “cat” and “me” means “eyes,” so Read More
AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Mar 11, 2017Jan 06, 2024 abbreviation, cat, deformation, etymology, familiarity, Japanese word, neko, nekoma, sound, yoku neru ko Neko (Cat) Neko 猫 Today I will talk about the Japanese word “neko,” which means “cat.” 今日は「猫」という単語の語源について紹介します。 There are several etymologies, but Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 21, 2016Jan 03, 2024 behavior, cat, Edo period, Japanese, kanji, nekobaba, old woman, sneakily, steal, word Nekobaba Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese word “nekobaba.” ねこばば “Nekobaba” means that someone steals something from others sneakily. Read More
AnimalCultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Nov 29, 2015Jan 07, 2024 cat, curry, die, fish, image, meat, modified, pasta, pizza, sick, world Cats and Fish In Japan, the image that favorite food of cats is fish has been established. 猫と魚 In fact, Japanese sometimes feed Read More
AnimalEssayScienceUncorrected Toru May 19, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bones, cat, crocodile, dog, elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, human, mammals, manati, neck, rabbit, reptiles, sloth, snake, whale The Number of Neck Bone Do you know the number of bones of a human neck? 人間の首の骨の数をご存知ですか? Or, what about giraffe, hippopotamus, elephant, rabbit, dog, Read More