CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 08, 2023Jan 02, 2024 audacious, emotions, etymology, expression, face, layers, phrase, shameless, skin, thousand Tsura no Kawa Sen-mai Bari (面の皮千枚張り – Very Shameless/Audacious) Tsura no Kawa Sen-mai Bari 面の皮千枚張り People who are VERY shameless and audacious can be described as tsura no kawa Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 anger, boil, Buddhism, emotions, feelings, gou wo niyasu, Japanese, mind, niyasu, strengthen Gou wo Niyasu (業を煮やす – Getting Irritated) Gou wo Niyasu 業を煮やす Have you ever gotten angry because things didn’t go well as you expected? 事が思うように運ばず、腹を立てた経験はありますか? Getting angry Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Dec 30, 2016Jan 03, 2024 body, China, consciousness, Edo period, emotions, guilts, idiom, insects, mushi no shirase, Taoism Mushi no Shirase (Word of Insects) Mushi no Shirase 虫の知らせ Today I will talk about the idiom “mushi no shirase”, the literal meaning of which is Read More
AnimalCultureEssayFoodScienceUncorrected Toru May 22, 2016Jan 07, 2024 animals, camouflage, displacement activity, emotions, human behavior, jiggle legs, large meal, mind stability, nervous, scratch head Displacement Activity Human beings jiggle their legs when they are nervous, and scratch their heads when they feel embarrassed. 転位行動 This behavior Read More
BiologyEssayHealthScienceUncorrected Toru Nov 02, 2015Jan 07, 2024 emotion, emotions, kidney, sodium excretion, tears Taste of Your Tears Have you ever licked your tears? 涙の味 Actually, the taste of your tears slightly changes depending on your emotion. 涙を舐めたことがありますか? Read More