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Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Oct 08, 2019 0 Comments Buddhist, deceased, die, festival, funeral, late, service, theory, too late

Ato no Matsuri (後の祭り – Too Late) Part 2

Ato no Matsuri Part 2 後の祭り Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese phrase ato no matsuri (後の祭り), which means Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Uncorrected

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

Essay Idiom Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 17, 2018 0 Comments accident, alga, algae, become, death, die, drown, marine accident, nemacystus decipines, scrap, sea, seaweed

Umi no Mokuzu (海の藻屑 – Being Drowned at Sea)

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 Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Nov 29, 2016Jan 03, 2024 arrows, Benkei, die, Japanese term, Koromogawa, last stand, naginata, stand, tachi ōjō, translation

Tachi Ojo

Today I will talk about the Japanese term “tachi ojo”. 立ち往生 “Tachi” means “to stand”, “ojo” means “to die”, so Read More

Animal Culture Essay Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Nov 29, 2015Jan 07, 2024 cat, curry, die, fish, image, meat, modified, pasta, pizza, sick, world

Cats and Fish

In Japan, the image that favorite food of cats is fish has been established. 猫と魚 In fact, Japanese sometimes feed Read More