CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 16, 2023Jan 02, 2024 come true, desire, express, happiness, literal meaning, negative suffix, negatte mo nai, phrase, sincere, wish Negatte mo Nai (願ってもない – Heaven-sent) Negatte mo Nai 願ってもない There are various phrases to express happiness. When you want to express sincere happiness, you can Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Aug 02, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments express, feeling, letter, love, love letter, sentence, trivia Koibumi (恋文 – Love Letter) Koibumi 恋文 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese word ‘tegami‘ (手紙), which means a “letter.” 昨日は “letter” を意味する「手紙」という日本語を紹介しました。 Among Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Mar 02, 2018Jan 02, 2024 dance, end, etymology, express, Japanese, military, onomatopoeia, song, thoroughly, tokoton Tokoton (とことん – Thoroughly) Tokoton とことん When you want to express the end of things or doing something thoroughly, you can use the Japanese Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Dec 03, 2017Jan 03, 2024 break, express, failed, heart, Japanese, job interview, kanashii, kanji, meaning, sad Kanashii (悲しい – Sad) Kanashii 悲しい I’m very sad now. 私は今、とても悲しいです。 Because I had a interview for a new job and failed it. なぜならば、ある仕事の採用面接を受けて、落ちてしまったからです。 Read More
CultureEssayIdiomScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 14, 2015Jan 07, 2024 CDs, diameter, express, fit, girlfriend, holes, ring, rings, size The Diameter of Holes in CDs The diameter of holes in CDs is perfectly 15 mm. CD の穴の直径 This length is the same as the seven Read More
EssayLanguageLinguisticsTranslationUncorrected Toru Apr 24, 2015Jan 08, 2024 express, Japanese word, represent, translation, words Express” and “Represent I often confused “express” with “represent.” 私はよく “express” と “represent” を間違えます。 The reason is that both of these words can Read More