EssayEtymologyKanjiUncorrected Toru Apr 10, 2021Jun 02, 2021 0 Comments cloth, color, dye, person, quiz, soak, strikingly, vibrant Hito___ (一入 – strikingly) Hito___ 一入 Do you know how to read 一入? 「一入」をなんと読むかご存知ですか? 一入 is very similar to 一人 (read as hitori, meaning Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Aug 31, 2019Sep 02, 2019 0 Comments benefit, cloth, distribute, friend, goods, ground, hem, kimono, prefix, rude, share, trivial, unimportant Osusowake (おすそわけ – Sharing) Osusowake おすそわけ When distributing goods or benefits that you received to your friends or others, it is called osusowake (おすそわけ). Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Feb 26, 2019 0 Comments as if, cloth, high-pitched, like, piercing, scream, sharp, shrill, silk, split, tear, voice Kinu wo Saku youna Koe (絹を裂くような声 – A Piercing Scream) Kinu wo Saku youna Koe 絹を裂くような声 Have you ever heard of a woman’s piercing or shrill scream? 女性の甲高い悲鳴を聞いたことはありますか? Such a Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Nov 07, 2018 0 Comments cloth, clothes, come out, damage, fault, reveal, secret, shabby, situation Boro ga Deru (ぼろが出る – Letting One’s Fault Reveal Unexpectedly) Boro ga Deru ぼろが出る Have you ever let your secret faults reveal unexpectedly? 人に見られないよう隠してきた欠点が、不意に出てしまったことはありますか? Such a situation can be described Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 30, 2017Jan 06, 2024 cloth, craftsman, detail, furniture, Japanese, kichomen, organized, partition, pillar, windscreen Kichomen Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “kichomen.” 几帳面 “Kichomen” means that someone is well-organized in every Read More
BusinessCultureEssayScienceUncorrected Toru Jul 31, 2016Jan 06, 2024 bills, cloth, coins, greasy dirt, Japan, money, recognized, surface, vending machines, wipe Money Recognition in Vending Machines There are a large number of vending machines in Japan. 自動販売機によるお金の認識 Although I also use them, sometimes they don’t recognize Read More
EssayMaterialScienceTechnologyUncorrected Toru Jan 30, 2016Jan 07, 2024 carbon nanotubes, cloth, coating, dark substance, heat conversion, light absorption, space industry, unevenness, vantablack, weapon industry The Most Dark Substance The most dark substance is “vantablack,” which is composed of carbon nanotubes. 最も黒い物質 Vantablack absorbs 99.965% of a light, and Read More