feel – Learning English and Japanese

Aji wo Shimeru (味をしめる – Getting a Taste)

Aji wo Shimeru 味をしめる Have you ever had an experience where something went well and you expected it to be

Onaka ga Heru お腹が減る Japanese people say onaka ga suku (お腹が空く) or onaka ga heru (お腹が減る) to represent being hungry.

Daitai 代替 I worked all day yesterday and was not able to write a post on Lang-8. 昨日は起きてから寝るまでずっと仕事をしていて投稿できませんでした。 My English

Shibui Kao 渋い顔 I usually have a shibui kao (渋い顔) when feeling bad, uncomfortable, or offended. 私は嫌なことや不快なことがあると、たいてい「渋い顔」をします。 Since shibui (渋い)

On ni Kiseru/On wo Uru 恩に着せる/恩を売る Yesterday, I introduced the phrase ‘on wo ada de kaesu‘ (恩を仇で返す), which means to

Ice Cream and Shaved Ice アイスクリームとかき氷 Yesterday, I talked about ‘kaki gōri‘ (かき氷), which means “shaved ice.” 昨日は「かき氷」について紹介しました。 Which do

Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai 痛くも痒くもない When you do not feel a thing about someone’s action against you, you can

Nagori なごり Today is the last working day at my university. 今日は、現在の大学の最終勤務日です。 Now I am feeling ‘nagori‘ (なごり) to this

Hōmu Shikku ホームシック Five days have passed since I came to Italy, and I am gradually becoming ‘hōmu shikku‘ (ホームシック).