English – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Aug 24, 2023Jan 01, 2024 English, funny bone, Japanese, linguistic phenomenon, misspoken word, pack of lies, Reverend William Archibald Spooner, spoonerism, wordplay

Spoonerism: Part 1

Spoonerism: Part 1 スプーナリズム Part 1 Have you ever heard of “spoonerism?” スプーナリズム（語音転換）をご存知ですか？ Spoonerism is a type of wordplay or Read More

Business Culture Essay Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 11, 2023Jan 01, 2024 congratulatory, English, messages, pony, Slack, tractor, UK, unicorn, unread, US

A Gift of a Tractor

A Gift of a Tractor トラクターのプレゼント Slack displays various congratulatory messages when there are no unread messages. Slackでは、未読メッセージが無くなると、さまざまな労いのメッセージが表示されます。 In the Read More

Animal Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jun 01, 2023Jan 02, 2024 Chinese, dog, English, Japanese, Korean, negative, single, slang, unattractive, worthless

The Meaning of Dog: Part 2

The Meaning of Dog: Part 2 犬の意味 Part 2 In Part 1, I introduced several slang meanings of “dog” in Read More

Culture Diary Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji News Science Uncorrected

Toru Oct 01, 2021Jan 02, 2024 adverse reactions, COVID-19, English, idiom, Japanese, proverb, Torikoshi Kurō, translation, vaccine, worrying

Torikoshi Kurō (取り越し苦労 – Worrying about Nothing)

Torikoshi Kurō 取り越し苦労 I got the second vaccine of COVID-19 today. 私は今日、新型コロナウィルスの2回目のワクチン接種を終えました。 It is said that there are strong vaccine Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 02, 2021Jan 02, 2024 English, expression, Japanese, literal meaning, mono wa tameshi, proverb, result, translate, try

Mono wa Tameshi (物は試し – You Never Know Unless You Try)

Mono wa Tameshi 物は試し Unless you actually try something, you never know what the result will be. 物事は、実際にやってみないとどのような結果になるか、わからないものです。 To express Read More