CultureEssayHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 24, 2023Jan 01, 2024 casual conversation, connotation, distant past, formal language, inishie, obsolete, ridicule, slang, words, youth Inishie (古 – Obsolete) Inishie 古 When I use words that were popular several years ago, sometimes young people describe them as inishie (古), Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 01, 2023Jan 02, 2024 Buddhist term, connotation, death, defeat, fault, Japanese idiom, ōjōgiwa ga warui, refuse Ōjōgiwa ga Warui (往生際が悪い – Bad Loser) Ōjōgiwa ga Warui 往生際が悪い The Japanese idiom, ōjōgiwa ga warui (往生際が悪い), is used to describe people who try to refuse Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Dec 01, 2018 0 Comments bad, connotation, earnest, good, hard head, head, inflexible. serious, negative, positive, say, speak Yoku Ieba, Waruku Ieba, (良く言えば~、悪く言えば~) Yoku Ieba, Waruku Ieba, 良く言えば~、悪く言えば~ I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘ishiatama‘ (石頭 – hard head/inflexible) yesterday, and ‘majime‘ Read More