CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Apr 02, 2023Jan 02, 2024 anticipation, excitement, hazumu, idiom, Japanese, joy, kokoro, metaphor, mune, odoru Mune ga Odoru (胸が躍る – Exciting) Mune ga Odoru 胸が躍る My current feelings as I imagine my new life starting tomorrow can be described as a Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyIdiom Toru Jul 21, 2021Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 1911, blood, Edo period, excited, excitement, festival, make a fuss, metaphor Chi ga Sawagu (血が騒ぐ – Excited) Chi ga Sawagu 血が騒ぐ When you get excited that you can’t stay still, it can be called chi ga sawagu Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Feb 07, 2018Jan 03, 2024 anxiety, doki doki, excitement, expectation, fear, hara hara, joy, onomatopoeia, waku waku, worry Doki Doki” (ドキドキ), “Waku Waku” (ワクワク), “Hara Hara” (ハラハラ) I introduced you to two words related to “excitement” in the last two days. 「ドキドキ」と「ワクワク」と「ハラハラ」 Today I’d like to talk Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Feb 05, 2018Jan 03, 2024 chest, etymology, excitement, feeling, heart beat, idiomatic expression, Japanese, munasawagi, romp, tension Munasawagi (胸騒ぎ – Bad Feeling) Munasawagi 胸騒ぎ Have you ever felt that something bad would happen? 何か悪いことが起きると予感して興奮したことはありますか? Such a state is called 胸騒ぎ (munasawagi) in Read More
BusinessCultureEssayScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 31, 2015Jan 08, 2024 appetite, blood pressure, cold colors, colors, companies, customers, excitement, excitement color, fast food outlets, heart rate, increase turnover, lower, power, respiratory rate, room, sedative color, suppress, time seems long, time sense, warm colors, work efficiencies Color Effect Colors have powers that affect our time sense. 色の効果 Warm colors, such as red, orange, yellow, is called “excitement color.” Read More