CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Jan 03, 2024Jan 07, 2024 earthquake, expression, father, fire, Japan, jishin, kaji, Kaminari, oyaji, thunder Jishin, Kaminari, Kaji, Oyaji (地震、雷、火事、親父): Part 1 Jishin, Kaminari, Kaji, Oyaji: Part 1 地震、雷、火事、親父 Part 1 At the start of the new year, Japan experienced some terrifying Read More
CultureEssayEuropean countriesFoodHistoryIdiomProverbUncorrected Toru Oct 19, 2023Jan 01, 2024 Aesop, cat, chestnuts, fable, fire, hirou, kachū, kuri, monkey, pick up, proverb Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou (火中の栗を拾う – Taking a Risk for Someone): Part 1 Kachū no Kuri wo Hirou: Part 1 火中の栗を拾う Part 1 Taking risks for someone else, with no benefit to oneself, Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 25, 2023Jan 01, 2024 carry, extraordinary, fire, heavy furniture, idiom origin, Japanese idiom, kajiba no bakajikara, place, power, unexpected power Kajiba no Bakajikara (火事場の馬鹿力 – Fight-or-Flight Response) Kajiba no Bakajikara 火事場の馬鹿力 Have you ever shown unexpected power when faced with a critical situation? 危機的状況に直面し、普段からは想像できない大きな力を発揮したことはありますか? Such power can Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 23, 2023Jan 01, 2024 clear, context, doubt, expression, fire, Japanese, literal meaning, negative, obvious, see Hi wo Miru yori mo Akiraka (火を見るよりも明らか – Completely Obvious) Hi wo Miru yori mo Akiraka 火を見るよりも明らか Things that are completely obvious and beyond doubt are sometimes described as hi Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 06, 2023Jan 02, 2024 characters, colors, fire, fireworks, flower, Hanabi, hibana, night sky, spark, window Hanabi (花火): Part 1 Hanabi: Part 1 花火 Part 1 Last night, I watched hanabi (花火) through the window of my workplace. 昨晩、私は職場の窓から「花火」を観賞しました。 The Read More
ClimateCultureEssayJapanese traditionNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2021Jan 02, 2024 awareness, COVID-19, disaster drills, Disaster Prevention Day, earthquake, fire, natural disasters, remote disaster drill, university, YouTube Remote Disaster Drill (リモート防災訓練) Remote Disaster Drill リモート防災訓練 Today, September 1st, is Bousai no Hi (防災の日 – Disaster Prevention Day). 今日、9月1日は防災の日です。 To deepen our Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiomSlang Toru Jul 03, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments ass, buttocks, dangerous, fire, imminent, panic, run, situation, urgent Shiri ni Hi ga Tsuku (尻に火がつく – Urgent) Shiri ni Hi ga Tsuku 尻に火がつく When something is imminent and you are in a state of panic, it can Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru Jun 28, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments blush, embarrassed, face, face burned, fire, heat, shame Kao kara Hi ga Deru (顔から火が出る – One’s Face Burned with Shame) Kao kara Hi ga Deru 顔から火が出る When you feel very embarrassed about something and blush with shame, it can be Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru Jun 04, 2021Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments break the ice, bullet, conversation, cut, edge, fire, ignite, matchlock, mouth, opportunity, shoot, signal, trigger Kuchibi wo Kiru (口火を切る – Breaking the Ice) Kuchibi wo Kiru 口火を切る Initiating a conversation or creating an opportunity to start something is expressed as kuchibi wo kiru Read More