EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Apr 16, 2019 0 Comments antiquated, dead, dead language, dead word, death, language, linguistics, obsolete, obsolete word, term, word Shigo (死語 – Dead Language/Word) Shigo 死語 In my post yesterday, I used the Japanese word ‘shigo‘ (死語). 昨日の投稿の中で、「死語」という言葉を使いました。 Since ‘shi‘ (死) means “death/dead” and Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Apr 03, 2019 0 Comments Buddhist term, dead, death, die, gridlock, incapable, injury, platform, stand, state, traffic accident, train Tachi Ōjō (立ち往生 – Gridlock) Tachi Ōjō 立ち往生 A traffic accident causing injury or death happened yesterday near the center of Tokyo, and many trains Read More