comfortable – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Apr 15, 2023Jan 02, 2024 Chinese poetry, comfortable, dawn, literal, meaning, oversleep, proverb, sleep, spring, temperature

Shunmin Akatsuki wo Oboezu (春眠暁を覚えず – In Spring One Sleeps a Sleep That Knows No Dawn)

Shunmin Akatsuki wo Oboezu 春眠暁を覚えず The temperature was so pleasant today’s morning that I overslept. 今日は気温が心地よく、つい寝坊してしまいました。 It is shunmin akatsuki Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Aug 30, 2019Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments August, breeze, cold, comfortable, cool, drink, eat, enjoy, event, festival, firework, goose bumps, idea, July, river, summer

Nōryō (納涼 – Enjoying Cool in Summer) Part 2

Nōryō 納涼 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the term nōryō (納涼), which means to feel cool and spend the hot Read More

Diary Essay Uncorrected

Toru Aug 16, 2019Aug 19, 2019 0 Comments app, Bon holiday, comfortable, debut, DisneySea, fantastic, minute, ride, smartphone, Soaring, waiting

Bon Holidays: Day 3 (August 16th)

Bon Holidays: Day 3 (August 16th) お盆休み　三日目（8月16日） Today, I went to Tokyo DisneySea with my friend. 私は今日、東京ディズニーシーに行きました。 The number of Read More

Diary Uncorrected

Toru Feb 18, 2019 0 Comments airline, airplane, board, business, business trip, cheap, comfortable, cost, economy, fee, flight, LCC, polite, service, trip

Japanese Airline

Japanese Airline 日本の航空会社 I have been to overseas three times by airplane so far. 私はこれまで3回、飛行機で海外に行ったことがあります。 All airlines that I used Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Jan 20, 2018Jan 03, 2024 apology, appreciation, comfortable, expression, feeling, Japanese, negative form, polite, sumimasen, verb

Sumimasen (すみません – Sorry/Thanks)

Sumimasen すみません Japanese people often say すみません (sumimasen) when they want to express their feelings of apology or appreciation. 日本では、謝罪や感謝の気持ちを表す時、よく「すみません」と言います。 Read More