EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Aug 25, 2019Aug 26, 2019 0 Comments bird, feather, fly, free, let loose, loose, release, repressed, stretch, stretch out, wing Hane wo Nobasu (羽を伸ばす – Letting Loose) Hane wo Nobasu 羽を伸ばす Last weekend, I took an action called hane wo nobasu (羽を伸ばす). 私はこの休日、「羽を伸ばしました」。 Hane (羽) means “wing” Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Mar 23, 2019Mar 24, 2019 0 Comments child, children, fly, graduate, independent, leave a nest, nest, parents, pathos, school, society, stand, university Sudatsu (巣立つ – Leaving a Nest) Sudatsu 巣立つ In my yesterday’s post, I used the Japanese word ‘sudatsu‘ (巣立つ). 昨日の投稿の中で、私は「巣立つ」という言葉を使いました。 Since ‘su‘ (巣) menas “nest” and Read More
EssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 11, 2018 0 Comments beneficial insect, cockroach, fly, insect, kill, let it go, morning, night, spider, superstition Morning and Night Spiders Morning and Night Spiders 朝蜘蛛と夜蜘蛛 There is a superstition related to spider in Japan. 日本には蜘蛛に関する迷信があります。 It is “If you find Read More