CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 19, 2019 0 Comments ancient times, armrest, backrest, chair, floor, furniture, legless chair Zaisu (座椅子 – Legless Chair) Zaisu 座椅子 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese word isu (椅子), which means “chair.” 昨日は “chair” を意味する「椅子」という日本語を紹介しました。 Chairs are Read More
DiaryEssayJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 25, 2018 0 Comments comforter, devil, equipment, furniture, heat, kotatsu, ruin, winter Kotatsu (こたつ) Kotatsu こたつ I spent the winter without ‘kotatsu’ (こたつ) over the past two years. 私は去年と一昨年、こたつを使わずに冬を越しました。 However, this year I bought Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 30, 2017Jan 06, 2024 cloth, craftsman, detail, furniture, Japanese, kichomen, organized, partition, pillar, windscreen Kichomen Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “kichomen.” 几帳面 “Kichomen” means that someone is well-organized in every Read More
BusinessDiaryGamingHistoryJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Mar 10, 2015Jan 06, 2024 abandoned, assemble a PC, broken, bulky trash day, cables, equipments, furniture, life-size dolls, PC components, PC monitor, PC rack, printer, projectors, researchers, treasure day, useful trash Day for Discarding Bulky Trash Today was bulky trash day for our university. Actually, my boss and I describe this day as “treasure day” because Read More