Skip to content
Monday, January 30, 2023
Latest:
  • Kazahana (風花 – Snow Flurry)
  • Nirunari Yakunari (煮るなり焼くなり – Whatever You Want)
  • Nijū Gosai (二汁五菜 – Two Soups and Five Dishes)
  • Ichijū Sansai (一汁三菜 – A Traditional Japanese Meal)
  • Tokyo Tokkyo Kyokakyoku (東京特許許可局)

Learning English and Japanese

For everyone learning English/Japanese

  • Latest Posts
  • Etymology
  • Proverb
  • History
  • Culture
  • Kanji
  • About This Site

float

Etymology Idiom Latest Uncorrected 

Emi (笑み – Smiling)

Jun 28, 2019Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments expression, float, full, natural, play, satisfaction, smile, spill

Emi 笑み Smiling is expressed as emi (笑み) in Japanese. 「笑うこと」や「笑顔になること」を日本語で「笑み」と言います。 There are various idiomatic expressions that use emi. 日本語には「笑み」を使った慣用表現が多く存在します。

Read more
Essay Etymology History Onomatopoeia Uncorrected 

Ukkari (うっかり – Carelessly)

Jul 19, 2018 Toru 0 Comments careless, carelessly, carelessness, distracted, distraction, float, mistake

Ukkari うっかり Several days ago, I ‘ukkari‘ (うっかり) made a mistake. 私は先日、「うっかり」ミスをしてしまいました。 ‘Ukkari‘ is a Japanese adverb that represents that

Read more
Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected 

Ha ga Uku (歯が浮く – One’s Teeth are on Edge)

Jun 09, 2018 Toru 0 Comments compliment, float, teeth, tooth

Ha ga Uku 歯が浮く Have you ever felt uncomfortable because of being told an artificial compliment or genteel words? 見え透いたお世辞や気取った言葉を言われ、かえって不快な気持ちになったことはありますか?

Read more

Calendar

January 2023
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Jul    

Categories

Tags

attitude bad beautiful cat character child children drink eat Edo event eye feel feeling fish food four-character idiom hand head heart heat meal mind mistake mountain mouth negative nothing person phrase polite rain sea situation sleep sound stomach summer talk theory thing university walk woman work

Recent Comments

  • Oscar on Keizoku wa Chikara Nari (継続は力なり – Practice Makers Perfect)
  • Ayame on Tama no Koshi ni Noru (玉の輿に乗る – Cinderella Story)
  • Korneel Le Compte on Atarimae (当たり前 – Of Course) Part 2

Popular Posts

  • Front Page
  • Pochi (ポチ)
  • Donburako (どんぶらこ)
  • About This Site
  • Dowasure (ど忘れ - Lapse of Memory)
  • Ichaicha (いちゃいちゃ - Lovey-Dovey)
  • Ana ga Attara Hairitai (穴があったら入りたい - I Want to Crawl under a Rock)
  • Jigou Jitoku (自業自得 - Having It Coming)
  • Kazahana (風花 - Snow Flurry)
  • Shirankedo (知らんけど - "I'm not sure, though" / "But who knows")

Count per Day

  • 344260Total reads:
  • 31Reads today:
  • 224Reads yesterday:

Recent Posts

  • Kazahana (風花 – Snow Flurry)
  • Nirunari Yakunari (煮るなり焼くなり – Whatever You Want)
  • Nijū Gosai (二汁五菜 – Two Soups and Five Dishes)
  • Ichijū Sansai (一汁三菜 – A Traditional Japanese Meal)
  • Tokyo Tokkyo Kyokakyoku (東京特許許可局)

Archives

Categories

Count per Day

  • 344260Total reads:
  • 31Reads today:
  • 224Reads yesterday:
  • 1662Reads last week:
  • 6414Reads per month:
  • 27Visitors today:
  • 185Visitors yesterday:
Copyright © 2023 Learning English and Japanese. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.