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Toru Sep 24, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments autumn, chestnut, fall, flavor, food, matsutake mushroom, mushroom, Pacific saury, pear, saury, sweet potate

Aki no Mikaku (秋の味覚 – Seasonal Food of Fall/Autumn)

Aki no Mikaku 秋の味覚 Yesterday, I introduced the term sanma (サンマ), which means “Pacific saury.” 昨日は「サンマ」という言葉を紹介しました。 In Japan, sanma is Read More

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Apr 21, 2019 0 Comments another, dessert, dessert stomach, dinner, favorite food, food, stomach, sweets

Betsubara (別腹 – Dessert Stomach)

Betsubara 別腹 Today, I used the Japanese term ‘betsubara‘ (別腹) when eating dinner with my friend. 私は今日、「別腹」という言葉を使いました。 ‘Betsubara’ means that Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Feb 19, 2019 0 Comments content, delicious, exist, famous, food, innocent, nothing, popular, superficial, titular, well-known

Yūmei Mujitsu (有名無実 – Titular)

Yūmei Mujitsu 有名無実 I ate a famous food last week, but it was not delicious at all. 私は先週、有名な食べ物を食べましたが、まったく美味しくありませんでした。 Something famous Read More

Corrected Essay Etymology FEATURED

Toru Apr 30, 2018May 30, 2018 0 Comments food, prejudice

Kuwazu Girai (食わず嫌い – Having a Prejudice)

Kuwazu Girai 食わず嫌い Are there any foods you don’t like? 皆さんには嫌いな食べ物がありますか？ Do you know the actual taste of the food? Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Jun 11, 2017Jan 03, 2024 colleagues, food, gifts, Japan, local products, miyage, schools, souvenir, specialties, workplaces

Miyage

If you look up the Japanese word “miyage” (土産) or “omiyage” (お土産) in an English-Japanese dictionary, you can find the Read More

Animal Essay Etymology European countries Food Science Uncorrected

Toru May 28, 2016Jan 07, 2024 arms, brains, food, hearts, legs, move, octopus, study, tentacles

Legs of Octopuses

The number of octopus legs is normally eight.(There is an octopus that has 96 legs.) タコの足 We sometimes call them Read More

Animal Culture Essay Science Uncorrected

Toru Dec 10, 2015Jan 07, 2024 angular, dance, direction, distance, food, Honeybees, humming length, information transfer, lost, nectar

Bees’ Waggle Dance

Honeybees share information about locations of nectar or their nest with peers by dancing along a figure of eight or Read More

Culture Essay Food History Uncorrected

Toru Apr 11, 2015Jan 08, 2024 1823, Beethoven, elementary schools, Fernando Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, food, ghost story, housekeeper, Japan, Japanese, Ludwig van Beethoven, macaroni cheese, mad, music room, Portrait

Beethoven Portraitベートーヴェンの肖像画 In most music rooms of Japanese elementary schools, a portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven is displayed.日本の小学校の音楽室には、ルートヴィヒ・ヴァン・ベートーヴェンの肖像画が飾られていることが多いです。 However, Beethoven Read More