harvest – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jun 30, 2023Jan 02, 2024 achieving goals, hachi-nen, harvest, Japanese, kaki, kuri, momo, patience, proverb, san-nen

Momo Kuri San-nen Kaki Hachi-nen (桃栗三年柿八年 – It often Takes Time to Bear the Fruit of One’s Actions)

Momo Kuri San-nen Kaki Hachi-nen 桃栗三年柿八年 Achieving goals often takes a reasonable number of years. 物事は成就するまでに相応の年月がかかるものです。 The Japanese proverb, momo Read More

Climate Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 28, 2021Jan 02, 2024 autumn, comfort, grow fat, harvest, horses, Japanese, phrase, sky high, ten takaku uma koyuru aki, tradition

Ten Takaku Uma Koyuru Aki (天高く馬肥ゆる秋 – Autumn with the Sky Clear and Blue, and Horses Growing Stout)

Ten Takaku Uma Koyuru Aki 天高く馬肥ゆる秋 Comfortable weather in autumn is sometimes described as ten takaku uma koyuru aki (天高く馬肥ゆる秋) Read More

Corrected Culture Essay Japanese tradition

Toru Jun 21, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments custom, dumpling, event, gods, harvest, Northern Hemisphere, octopus, rice, root, summer, summer solstice, sunlight, ultimate, wheat

Japanese Customs at the Summer Solstice

Japanese Customs at the Summer Solstice 夏至における日本の風習 Today, June 21st, the day with the most hours of sunlight during the Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Sep 26, 2019Sep 26, 2019 0 Comments animal, arrow, fish, fishhook, gift, happiness, harvest, mountain, produce, product, sea, tool

Umi no Sachi, Yama no Sachi (海の幸と山の幸) Part 2

Umi no Sachi, Yama no Sachi Part 2 海の幸、山の幸 Part 2 This entry is continuation of yesterday’s post. 今日は昨日の投稿の続きです。 Yesterday, Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 01, 2018Jan 02, 2024 decline, divide, etymology, field, foolish, harvest, Joker, person, tawakemono, verb

Tawakemono (たわけ者 – Fool)

Tawakemono たわけ者 Unfortunately, there are many たわけ者 (tawakemono) in the world. 残念なことに、世の中には多くの「たわけ者」が存在します。 “Tawakemono” is a word that refers to a Read More