CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Apr 08, 2023Jan 02, 2024 arrow, day, idiom, light and shade, metaphor, moon, night, quickly, sun, time Kōin Ya no Gotoshi (光陰矢の如し – Time Flies) Kōin Ya no Gotoshi 光陰矢の如し I am now 35 years old. 私は今、35歳です。 I feel that time has passed very quickly Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryKanjiUncorrected Toru May 23, 2019Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments all day, day, end, night, start, through the night, whole day Hinemosu (ひねもす – Whole Day) Hinemosu ひねもす Yesterday, I introduced the classical Japanese term yo mo sugara (夜もすがら), which means “all through the night.” 昨日は、”all Read More
EssayIdiomKanjiUncorrected Toru Nov 26, 2018 0 Comments day, four-character idiom, improve, information, information technology, month, progress, security, stride, walk Nisshin Geppo (日進月歩 – Fast Progressing) Nisshin Geppo 日進月歩 Information technology, especially security technology, continually progresses day by day. 情報技術、特にセキュリティに関する技術は、日に日に絶えず進歩しています。 When describing such a fact, we Read More
DiaryUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2018 0 Comments birth, birth date, birthday, day, month, year My 31st Birthday My 31st Birthday 31歳の誕生日 Today is my 31th birthday. 今日は、私の31歳の誕生日です。 In the past several years, I have spent my birthday Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Mar 25, 2017Jan 06, 2024 autumn, Chinese, day, feeling, harvest season, ichijitsu senshu, idiom, Japanese, kanji, waiting Ichijitsu Senshu Today I will talk about the four-character idiom “一日千秋 (ichijitsu senshu).” 一日千秋 “Ichijitsu senshu” means that you can’t wait to Read More
ClimateCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 20, 2017Jan 06, 2024 ancestors, Buddhism, day, graves, higan, March, nature, night, shunbun no hi, Vernal Equinox Day Shunbun no Hi (Vernal Equinox Day) Today is Shunbun no Hi. 春分の日 “Shun” means “spring,” “bun” means “split,” “hi” means “day,” and “shunbun no hi” means Read More
CultureDiaryEssayFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Nov 30, 2015Jan 07, 2024 333rd day, beef barbecue restaurant, butchers, campaigns, clothing shops, day, November 29 November 29 Yesterday was November 29. 11月29日 It represents an ii (11, means good) niku (29, means meats) day. 昨日は11月29日でした。 I’ve forgotten Read More