EssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 25, 2019 0 Comments ancestral spirits, as if, bon, busy, came, come, festival, job, moving, New Year, retirement, same time, together, very busy Bon to Shōgatsu ga Issho ni Kita-yō (盆と正月が一緒に来たよう – Very Busy) Bon to Shōgatsu ga Issho ni Kita-yō 盆と正月が一緒に来たよう I am very busy now because of retirement, entering a new job, Read More
EssayEtymologySlangUncorrected Toru Nov 05, 2018 0 Comments bark, come, Czech, dog, French, name, petit, pochi, Pojd', Pooch, small, spotty, synonym Pochi (ポチ) Pochi ポチ Dogs are the animal with the oldest history as pets, and many dogs are bred all over the Read More
EssayProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 17, 2018 0 Comments Bayes' theorem, charm, come, happen, probability, something, things, third time, three times, twice Nido Aru Koto wa Sando Aru (二度あることは三度ある – Things Come in Threes) Nido Aru Koto wa Sando Aru 二度あることは三度ある Yesterday, I introduced you to the proverb, ‘sandome no shōjiki‘ (三度目の正直), which means Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomKanjiUncorrected Toru Jul 09, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments age, come, olde, older, oneself, other, that, this, worse Gata ga Kuru (ガタがくる – Showing One’s Age) Gata ga Kuru ガタがくる As I get older, it became difficult to stay up all night. 私は最近年をとったせいか、徹夜をするととてもつかれるようになりました。 If your body Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 13, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments angry, blood, come, feeling, head, mad Atama ni Kuru (頭にくる – Getting Mad) Atama ni Kuru 頭にくる There are many idioms that mean a feeling of anger. 「怒りの感情」を表す言葉は、さまざまあります。 For example, I introduced you Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 09, 2016Jan 06, 2024 come, etymology, expression, idiom, Japanese, kiyagare, ototoi, phrase, proverb, the day before yesterday Ototoi Kiyagare (Come The Day Before Yesterday) Ototoi Kiyagare おとといきやがれ Today, I’d like to tell you about the Japanese expression “ototoi kiyagare.” 今日は、日本語の表現「おとといきやがれ」を紹介します。 “Ototoi” means “the day Read More