EssayHistorySlangUncorrected Toru Jul 03, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments accent, chance, dog, mah-jong, possibility, puppy, syllable Wanchan (ワンチャン – Possibility) Wanchan ワンチャン I wrote that I couldn’t make a deadline for submission of manuscripts yesterday. 昨日私は、原稿の締め切りに間に合わなかったと書きました。 However, there seems to Read More
CorrectedEtymologyHistoryJapanese tradition Toru May 10, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments dog, Edo, incite Keshikakeru (けしかける – Inciting) Keshikakeru けしかける When you flatter or encourage someone and attempt to get him/her to do what you want, your act Read More
ClimateCultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru May 27, 2016Jan 07, 2024 dog, east, father, Japanese, older, proverb, rain, tail, weather, west A Rainy Day is a Bad Weather Day Since it rained today, I will talk about the Japanese proverb “ame ga furu hi ha tenki ga warui,” which Read More
AnimalEssayScienceUncorrected Toru May 19, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bones, cat, crocodile, dog, elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, human, mammals, manati, neck, rabbit, reptiles, sloth, snake, whale The Number of Neck Bone Do you know the number of bones of a human neck? 人間の首の骨の数をご存知ですか? Or, what about giraffe, hippopotamus, elephant, rabbit, dog, Read More