fish – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Feb 13, 2019Feb 17, 2019 0 Comments big, chance, fact, fish, grate, miss, missed, try

Nigashita Sakana wa Ookii (逃した魚は大きい)

Nigashita Sakana wa Ookii 逃した魚は大きい Today, I knew that I missed a very big chance. 私は今日、とても大きなチャンスを逃していたことを知りました。 However, something that you Read More

Essay Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Oct 30, 2018Oct 30, 2018 0 Comments backbone, be madly in love, belief, bone, chicken, fish, lose, pull out, pull teeth, remove, sexual factor

Honenuki (骨抜き – Pulling Teeth)

Honenuki 骨抜き I have seen a person who has gone into a state called ‘honenuki’ (骨抜き). 私は「骨抜き」になった人を見たことがあります。 ‘Hone’ (骨) means Read More

Essay Etymology History Uncorrected

Toru Oct 25, 2018 0 Comments fish, French, many, needle, old French, porcupine, porcupinefish, pork, spine, thousand

Harisenbon (ハリセンボン – Porcupinefish)

Harisenbon ハリセンボン “Porcupinefish” is referred to as ‘harisenbon‘ (ハリセンボン) in Japanese. 日本語で「ハリセンボン」と呼ばれる魚がいます。 I think that it is easy for most Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Oct 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 etymology, fish, fishing method, force, freshwater, gorioshi, Japanese, opinion, river, sucker-like

Gorioshi (ゴリ押し – Bulldozing)

Gorioshi ゴリ押し To push one’s opinion or way through forcely is called “gorioshi” (ゴリ押し) in Japanese. 自分の考えややり方を強引に押し通すことを、「ゴリ押し」と言います。 The “gori” (ゴリ) Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Oct 19, 2017Jan 03, 2024 antibacterial, breasts, cutting board, fish, Japanese, manaita, plastic, rubber, slang, wood

Manaita (まな板 – Cutting Board)

Manaita まな板 The Japanese word “manaita” (まな板) means a board that is used when cutting ingredients, that is a cutting Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Japanese tradition Science Uncorrected

Toru Oct 10, 2017Jan 03, 2024 akami-zakana, fat, fish, hemoglobin, iron, Japan, krill, myoglobin, protein, shiromi-zakana

Akami-zakana and Shiromi-zakana (赤身魚と白身魚 – Fish with Red Flesh and Fish with White Flesh)

In Japan, fish is often classified into two categories; akami-zakana (赤身魚 – fish having red flesh) and shiromi-zakana (白身魚 – Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 19, 2017Jan 03, 2024 embellish, exaggerate, fin, fish, Japan, lie, ohire, proverb, story, tail

Ohire wo Tsukeru (尾ひれをつける – Embellishing a Story)

Ohire wo Tsukeru 尾ひれを付ける Some people embellish a story using something that’s not true. 何かを話すとき、事実でないことを交えて大げさに言う人がいます。 Such an act is called Read More