EssayEtymologyIdiomProverbUncategorizedUncorrected Toru Mar 13, 2019 0 Comments behavior, eight, failure, fall down, get up, give up, Japanese readings, never give up, seven, try Shichiten Hakki (七転八起 – Never Giving Up) Shichiten Hakki 七転八起 If there is a person who tries many times despite repeated failures, his/her behavior can be described Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Feb 28, 2018Jan 02, 2024 achievement, admire, datsubou, give up, hat, Japanese, literal meaning, take off, verb Datsubou (脱帽 – Taking One’s Hat Off) Datsubou 脱帽 There is a Japanese term: 脱帽 (datsubou). 日本語には、「脱帽」という表現があります。 脱 (datsu) means “to take off” and 帽 (bou) means Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Jan 14, 2017Jan 02, 2024 Buddhism, give up, Japanese term, Lang-8, mikka bozu, priest, quit, secular life, three days, training Mikka Bozu Today I will talk about the Japanese term “mikka bozu”. 三日坊主 The literal meaning is “three days guy”, and it Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Oct 01, 2016Jan 06, 2024 Chinese medicine, Edo period, give up, Japanese idiom, medicine, pharmaceutical, saji o nageru, senryu, spoon, treatment Saji o Nageru (Throw a Spoon) Saji o Nageru 匙を投げる Today, I will talk about the Japanese idiom “saji o nageru.” 今日は日本の慣用句「匙を投げる」を紹介します。 The literal meaning is Read More
CultureDiaryLanguage learningMoviesUncorrected Toru Jan 04, 2015Jan 02, 2024 difficult, easy to understand, frozen, give up, interjections, listen, Oaken, Scandinavian accent, serifs, song parts, typed I Watched the Movie “Frozen” Dictating Its Serifs Today, I watch the movie “Frozen” dictating. The reason why I chose that title is its serifs might be easy Read More