BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 03, 2017Jan 06, 2024 dismissal, displacement, Edo period, fired, get axed, Japanese, kanji, katakana, kubi, necks Kubi (Dismissal) Today I will talk about the slang term “クビ (kubi).” クビ “クビ” is Katakana form of a kanji character “首,” Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomKanjiUncorrected Toru Nov 25, 2016Jan 03, 2024 Chinese characters, Chinese history, fired, idiom, main point, meaning, phrase, straight, tanto chokunyu, The Records of the Transmission of the Lamp Tanto Chokunyu Today I will talk about the four-Chinese character idiom “tanto chokunyu.” 単刀直入 “Tanto chokunyu” means to get straight to the Read More