CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 18, 2018Jan 02, 2024 divination, fortune-telling, goal, I Ching stick, Japanese, Lespedeza cuneata, meaning, medo, phrase, vision Medo (目処 – Vision) Medo 目処 When expressing a goal or a vision of something, we say “medo” (目処) in Japanese. 目指すところや物事の見通しのことを、日本語で「目処(めど)」と言います。 It is Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 24, 2017Jan 04, 2024 dialect, fortune-telling, Japanese language, ketai, kettai, Meiji period, omen, Osaka dialect, Osaka prefecture, strange Kettai (Queer-Beer) Kettai けったい Today I would like to talk about the term in Osaka dialect “kettai.” 今日は大阪弁の「けったい」を紹介します。 “Kettai” means that something Read More