CorrectedDiaryEssayIdiomJapanese tradition Toru Mar 02, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments feel, goal, post, reading, special reading, word, work Daitai (代替 – Alternative) Daitai 代替 I worked all day yesterday and was not able to write a post on Lang-8. 昨日は起きてから寝るまでずっと仕事をしていて投稿できませんでした。 My English Read More
EssayUncorrected Toru Jun 25, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments aim, dream, goal, mark, objective, target Mokuhyō (目標) and Mokuhyō (目的): Part 2 Mokuhyō and Mokuteki Part 2 目標と目的 Part 2 Today I would like to introduce you to the difference between mokuhyō Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Jun 24, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments aim, eye, goal, mark, objective, purpose, target Mokuhyō (目標) and Mokuhyō (目的): Part 1 Mokuhyō and Mokuteki Part 1 目標と目的 Part 1 I introduced you to the Japanese word meyasu (目安) yesterday. 昨日は「目安」という言葉を紹介しました。 Meyasu Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Jun 23, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments eye, goal, indication, relief, standard Meyasu (目安 – Rough Standard) Meyasu 目安 I write short English texts every day on Lang-8 while defining 100 words as ‘meyasu‘ (目安). 私は毎日、100単語を「目安」にLang-8で記事を投稿しています。 Meyasu Read More
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 traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru May 28, 2017Jan 03, 2024 educated guess, eye, goal, Japan, literal meaning, mark, meboshi wo tsukeru, put a mark, star, tsukeru Meboshi wo Tsukeru (目星をつける) Meboshi wo Tsukeru 目星をつける It is important to make an educated guess or establish a goal when you conduct/investigate something. Read More