EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Sep 21, 2018 0 Comments act, attack, camp, consequence, consider, enemy, gun, hand, means, nothing, reckless, recklessly Muteppou (無鉄砲 – Reckless) Muteppou 無鉄砲 I am not, but some people are called ‘muteppou‘ (無鉄砲) in Japanese. 私は違いますが、世の中には「無鉄砲」な人がいます。 Muteppou means that someone acts Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 20, 2018 0 Comments bad, cut, cut off, hand, inappropriate, relationship, sexual, wash one's hand Te wo Kiru (手を切る – Washing One’s Hands of) Te wo Kiru 手を切る There is a Japanese expression, ‘te wo kiru’ (手を切る). 日本語には「手を切る」という表現があります。 Since ‘te‘ (手) means “hand” and Read More
ChinaDiaryEssayEtymologyKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 01, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments character, hand, letter, technique, toilet paper Tegami (手紙 – Letter) Tegami 手紙 A paper, on which messages or information is written, is called “letter” in English, whereas it is called Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 03, 2016Jan 03, 2024 good talker, good worker, hand, insincere person, Japanese idiom, mouth, praise, sarcasm, smart mouth, te haccho kuchi haccho Te Haccho Kuchi Haccho Today I would like to talk about the Japanese idiom “te haccho kuchi haccho.” 手八丁口八丁 This idiom describes a person Read More