BusinessCultureDiaryEssayFoodJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 05, 2023Jan 01, 2024 atmosphere, events, festival, higher prices, Japanese festivals, kakaku, omatsuri, prices, special experiences, yakisoba Omatsuri Kakaku (お祭り価格 – Festival Price) Omatsuri Kakaku お祭り価格 Yesterday, I bought some yakisoba (fried noodles) at a university festival that was set at an omatsuri 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
EssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Oct 08, 2019 0 Comments Buddhist, deceased, die, festival, funeral, late, service, theory, too late Ato no Matsuri (後の祭り – Too Late) Part 2 Ato no Matsuri Part 2 後の祭り Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese phrase ato no matsuri (後の祭り), which means Read More
EssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Oct 07, 2019Oct 07, 2019 0 Comments festival, Gion Festival, Kyoto, latter, low-key, post, pre, too late Ato no Matsuri (後の祭り – Too Late) Part 1 Ato no Matsuri Part 1 後の祭り Part 1 I often get into a situation called ato no matsuri (後の祭り). 私はよく「後の祭り」と呼ばれる状況になります。 Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 30, 2019Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments August, breeze, cold, comfortable, cool, drink, eat, enjoy, event, festival, firework, goose bumps, idea, July, river, summer Nōryō (納涼 – Enjoying Cool in Summer) Part 2 Nōryō 納涼 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the term nōryō (納涼), which means to feel cool and spend the hot Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 04, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments call out, carry, event, festival, muscle, peace, piggyback, portable shrine, shrine, summer, theory Wasshoi (わっしょい) Wasshoi わっしょい Summer has come, and festivals began to be held in various places. 本格的な夏が到来し、各地で祭りが催され始めました。 In summer festivals in Japan, Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 25, 2019 0 Comments ancestral spirits, as if, bon, busy, came, come, festival, job, moving, New Year, retirement, same time, together, very busy Bon to Shōgatsu ga Issho ni Kita-yō (盆と正月が一緒に来たよう – Very Busy) Bon to Shōgatsu ga Issho ni Kita-yō 盆と正月が一緒に来たよう I am very busy now because of retirement, entering a new job, Read More
ChinaCultureEssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Nov 09, 2016Jan 06, 2024 ancient, blood, China, derivation, devotion, festival, hieroglyphic, kanji, plate, symbolize 皿” (Plate) and “血” (Blood) Today, I will talk about the derivations of the similar kanji “皿” (which means “plate”) and “血” (which means “blood”). Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 02, 2016Jan 06, 2024 alcohol, Chinese story, dasoku, etymology, feet, festival, Japanese, snake, superfluous, unnecessary Dasoku Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “dasoku.” 蛇足 “Da” means “snake,” “soku” means “feet,” and “dasoku” expresses “superfluous Read More