EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Feb 08, 2019Feb 09, 2019 0 Comments bad, behavior, Buddhist term, deed, deserve, factor, four-character idiom, good, have it coming, oneself, price, profit, ruin Jigou Jitoku (自業自得 – Having It Coming) Jigou Jitoku 自業自得 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese idiom ‘boketsu wo horu‘ (墓穴を掘る), which means to make a Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Feb 07, 2019 0 Comments burial, dig, factor, grave, hale, omit, pit, ruin Boketsu wo Horu (墓穴を掘る – Digging One’s Own Grave) Boketsu wo Horu 墓穴を掘る I sometimes do an act that is referred to as ‘boketsu wo horu‘ (墓穴を掘る) in Japanese. Read More