CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 09, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments ash, Buddhism, cover up, deceive, founder, lie, offering, ritual, tell a lie, theory, training, wood Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 2 Gomakasu Part 2 ごまかす Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the term gomakasu (ごまかす), which means to cover up something or Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncategorizedUncorrected Toru May 08, 2019May 11, 2019 0 Comments bake, change the subject, confection, cover up, flour, gloss over, hollow, lie, mix, sesame, sesame confection, sesame seeds, tell a lie, theory Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 1 Gomakasu Part 1 ごまかす Part 1 I am not good at doing gomakasu (ごまかす). 私は失敗を「ごまかす」のが苦手です。 Gomakasu means to cover up Read More
EssayHistorySlangUncorrected Toru Jul 22, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments boat, cheat, cover up, defeat, Edo, quick, sneak, steal Choromakasu (ちょろまかす – Sneaking) Choromakasu ちょろまかす To steal something surreptitiously or to cheat on someone’s money is called ‘choromakasu‘ (ちょろまかす) in Japanese. 人の目をごまかして何かを盗むことや、金銭などをごまかすことを、「ちょろまかす」と言います。 There Read More