BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomSlangUncorrected Toru May 29, 2023Jan 02, 2024 company, employee, inu, kachiku, kaisha, livestock, obedient, shachiku, slang, work Shachiku (社畜 – Corporate Slaves) Shachiku 社畜 I would like to believe that I am not a shachiku (社畜). 私は自分が「社畜」ではないと信じたいです。 Shachiku is a slang term Read More
CorrectedEssayJapanese traditionSlang Toru Jun 14, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments attendance, control, employee, executive, fashionably late, late, sarcastic, work Jūyaku Shukkin (重役出勤 – Fashionably Late) Jūyaku Shukkin 重役出勤 Arriving at work much later than the opening time, or just being late, is commonly referred to Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru May 17, 2019Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments assume, chair, employee, female, get married, housewife, job, lower back, makeshift job, married, place, position, rest, stand, tired, walk Koshikake (腰掛け – Chair/Makeshift Job) Koshikake 腰掛け People often use koshikake (腰掛け) when getting tired from walking or standing. 歩くことや立つことに疲れたら、よく「腰掛け」を使います。 Koshi (腰) means “lower back,” Read More