cool – Learning English and Japanese

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

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Aug 29, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments avoid, bring in, comfortably, cool, enjoy, heat, money, place, summer, time

Nōryō (納涼 – Enjoying Cool in Summer) Part 1

Nōryō 納涼 Several days ago, I introduced the Japanese term hisho (避暑), which means to move to a cool place Read More

Essay History Uncorrected

Toru Aug 27, 2019 0 Comments Anglican, Canadian, cool, flourish, heat, hometown, Karuizawa, missionary, place, post station, summer, summer resort, Toronto, transportation

Karuizawa Part 1

Karuizawa Part 1 軽井沢 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to the term hishochi (避暑地), which means cool places where Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Uncategorized Uncorrected

Toru Aug 26, 2019Aug 26, 2019 0 Comments avoid, cool, foreign, heat, hotel, land, merchant, missionary, pioneer, place, resort, summer, summer resort, teacher, villa, visit, wealthy

Hishochi (避暑地 – Summer Resort)

Hishochi 避暑地 Moving to a cool place temporarily to avoid the summer heat is called hisho (避暑) in Japanese. 夏の暑さを避けるため、一時的に涼しい場所に移動することを「避暑」と言います。 Read More

Essay Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Aug 02, 2019 0 Comments adult, attractive, bad, bitter, cool, dandy, face, feel, firm, man, men, offended, sour, tasteful, uncomfortable

Shibui Kao (渋い顔 – Sour Face)

Shibui Kao 渋い顔 I usually have a shibui kao (渋い顔) when feeling bad, uncomfortable, or offended. 私は嫌なことや不快なことがあると、たいてい「渋い顔」をします。 Since shibui (渋い) Read More

Corrected Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Apr 26, 2019May 27, 2023 0 Comments 1589, ability, become dull, burnt, compare, cool, decline, dull, edge, go around, improve, spread

Yaki ga Mawaru (焼きが回る – Becoming Dull)

Yaki ga Mawaru 焼きが回る To become dull or to have a decline in ability is expressed as yaki ga mawaru Read More

Climate Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Oct 29, 2017Jan 03, 2024 bamboo, cool, ground, Japanese, old-fashioned, pelting rain, prod, rain, shinotsuku ame, weather

Shinotsuku Ame (篠突く雨 – Intense Rain)

Shinotsuku Ame 篠突く雨 Unfortunately, today’s weather is “shinotsuku ame” (篠突く雨). 今日の天候は「篠突く雨」です。 “Shinotsuku ame” means a pelting rain as much as Read More