EssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Oct 12, 2019Oct 13, 2019 0 Comments coin, effect, expensive, large, offertory money, reason, unlucky, unpopular Unlucky Coins Part 2 Unlucky Coins Part 2 縁起の悪いお賽銭 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced jūen-dama (十円玉 – “ten-yen coin”) and gohyakuen-dama (五百円玉 – “five-hundred-yen Read More
CultureEssayFoodIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Nov 04, 2016Jan 06, 2024 arm wrestling, caution, effect, entrance, Japanese, meaningless, nails, noren, proverb, rice-bran Nuka ni Kugi (Nail Rice-bran Paste) Nuka ni Kugi 糠に釘 Today, I will talk about the Japanese proverb “nuka ni kugi.” 今日は、「糠に釘」ということわざを紹介します。 “Nuka” means “rice-bran paste,” Read More
ClimateEssayIdiomScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 18, 2016Jan 07, 2024 calm, cloud, condition, drive, effect, falls, height, interval, large, make us feel warm, piled up, radiative cooling, reason, reflected, road, snow, snow day, solar radiation, suppressed, surfaces, usual, warmer, wind Warm Snow Day Today the snow piled up high after a long interval. 暖かい雪の日 It was scared for me to drive a snowy Read More