garbage – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Aug 12, 2019Aug 13, 2019 0 Comments acute, bottle, consumption, garbage, misunderstand, PET, plastic, plastic bottle, polyethylene terephthalate

Petto Botoru (ペットボトル – Plastic Bottles)

Petto Botoru ペットボトル Plastic bottles are called petto botoru (ペットボトル) in Japanese. “Plastic bottle” のことを日本では「ペットボトル」と言います。 Petto botoru can be written Read More

Culture Etymology Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Nov 23, 2018 0 Comments best, card, garbage, hanafuda, participant, shining

Pikaichi (ピカイチ – Best of the Bunch)

Pikaichi ピカイチ When describing something/someone that is the best among many things/people, you can use the Japanese ‘pikaichi‘ (ピカイチ). 多くのものの中で、飛び抜けて優れていることを日本語で「ピカイチ」と言うことがあります。 Read More

Essay Etymology Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Sep 28, 2018Jun 02, 2021 0 Comments boring, bump, decay, dust, garbage, junk, rascal, touch, useless, worthless

Garakuta (ガラクタ – Junk)

Garakuta ガラクタ There are several ‘gatrakuta‘ (ガラクタ) in my room. 私の部屋には幾つかの「ガラクタ」があります。 Garakuta means something worthless, junk, or useless. 「ガラクタ」とは、価値のないものや、用途のないものを指す言葉です。 ‘Gara‘ Read More

Business Diary Housekeeping Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Mar 15, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cleaning, clothes, collection fee, futons, garbage, house, move, refrigerator, room, washing machine, waste collection, weight

Housecleaning for My Move

Today, I cleaned my house for my move of next week. 引っ越しのための大掃除 After the housecleaning, I went to a garbage Read More