death – Learning English and Japanese

Kyūshi ni Isshō wo Eru (九死に一生を得る – Having a Narrow Escape)

Kyūshi ni Isshō wo Eru 九死に一生を得る Have you ever survived a critical situation where the chances of survival were meager?

Shibō しぼう As you may know, the Japanese language has many homonyms. ご存知のとおり日本語には多くの同音異義語があります。 Yesterday I typed shibō (しぼう) on my

Shōsoku 消息 A letter or news that informs what you have been doing lately is called shōsoku (消息) in Japanese.

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

Tachi Ōjō 立ち往生 A traffic accident causing injury or death happened yesterday near the center of Tokyo, and many trains

Nami no Hana 波の花 Today, I would like to introduce the term ‘nami no hana‘ (波の花), which even Japanese people

Zettai Zetsumei 絶体絶命 Several days ago, I was being fallen into a situation called ‘zettai zetsumei’ (絶体絶命) in Japanese. 私は数日前、「絶体絶命」と呼ばれる状況に陥っていました。

Umi no Mokuzu 海の藻屑 To die due to a marine accident is called ‘umi no mokuzu ni naru‘ (海の藻屑になる) in