good

Culture Essay Latest Uncorrected 

1122 and 2525

07/12/2019 Toru 0 Comments car, digit, good, license, license plate, married couple, number, smile

1122 and 2525 1122 と 2525 I will continue to give you a quiz about digits for only a few

Read more

Culture Essay Etymology Latest Uncorrected 

Aiso Warai (愛想笑い – Fake Smile)

05/26/2019 Toru 0 Comments ability, affable, attitude, bad, deal with, diplomatic, fake smile, good, human relationships, smile

Aiso Warai 愛想笑い I am not good at doing aiso warai (愛想笑い). 私は「愛想笑い」が得意ではありません。 ‘Aiso warai’ is a diplomatic smile to

Read more

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected 

Jigou Jitoku (自業自得 – Having It Coming)

02/08/201902/09/2019 Toru 0 Comments bad, behavior, Buddhist term, deed, deserve, factor, four-character idiom, good, have it coming, oneself, price, profit, ruin

Jigou Jitoku 自業自得 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese idiom ‘boketsu wo horu‘ (墓穴を掘る), which means to make a

Read more

Essay Etymology Latest Uncorrected 

Tassha (達者 – Skillful)

12/18/201812/18/2018 Toru 0 Comments body, enlightened, familiar, good, greeting, healthy, parting, skillful, strong

Tassha 達者 Previously, I introduced you to the parting greeting phrase ‘otassha de‘ (お達者で), which is used for a person

Read more

Essay Idiom Latest Uncorrected 

Yoku Ieba, Waruku Ieba, (良く言えば～、悪く言えば～)

12/01/2018 Toru 0 Comments bad, connotation, earnest, good, hard head, head, inflexible. serious, negative, positive, say, speak

Yoku Ieba, Waruku Ieba, 良く言えば～、悪く言えば～ I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘ishiatama‘ (石頭 – hard head/inflexible) yesterday, and ‘majime‘

Read more

Essay Etymology Latest Uncorrected 

Manma to Damasareru (まんまと騙される – Being Totally Deceived)

09/15/2018 Toru 0 Comments adverb, beautifully, completely, deceive, good, meal, passive voice, successful, successfully, totally

Manma to Damasareru まんまと騙される Yesterday, I was totally deceived. This situation is expressed as ‘manma to damasareta‘ (まんまと騙された) in Japanese.

Read more