CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 27, 2023Jan 01, 2024 beautiful things, beauty, eye, health, Japanese phrase, literal meaning, me no hoyo, pretty, refreshment, rest Me no Hoyō (目の保養 – Feasting to One’s Eyes) Me no Hoyō 目の保養 The concept of enjoying looking at beautiful or pretty things can be described with the Japanese Read More
ClimateCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 15, 2021Jan 02, 2024 e-mail, gojiai kudasai, health, Japanese phrase, letter, love oneself, polite, seasonal changes, self-care, take care Gojiai Kudasai (ご自愛ください – Please Take Care of Yourself) Gojiai Kudasai ご自愛ください Recently, more and more people around me have been getting sick. 最近、身近で体調の悪い人が増えています。 It is easy to get Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Sep 03, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bad, Buddha, careful, ghost, gods, harm, harmful, health, intemperance Fusessei (不摂生 – Intemperance) Fusessei 不摂生 These days I have lived a lifestyle called ‘fusessei‘ (不摂生). 最近私は「不摂生」な生活を送っています。 ‘Fu‘ (不) is a negative word, and Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Dec 28, 2017Jan 03, 2024 hard food, health, Heian period, Japanese, longevity, mochitsuki, New Year, rice cake, ritual, traditional event Mochi (餅 – Rice Cake) Mochi 餅 Today I did 餅つき (mochitsuki). 私は今日、餅つきをしました。 Mochitsuki is a traditional Japanese event that people make 餅 (mochi – Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 05, 2017Jan 03, 2024 body condition, greeting, health, Japan, ogenki de, otassha de, phrase, sayōnara, strong, youth Otassha De (お達者で – Look After Yourself) Otassha De お達者で I think that there are various parting greetings in many countries. 別れの挨拶は、あらゆる言語でさまざまなものがあると思います。 The most common one in Read More
CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionProverbScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 19, 2017Jan 02, 2024 admonish, cow, digestive process, eating, health, Japan, lying down, manner, medical study, superstition You will become a cow if you lie down soon after eating. There is a famous superstition in Japan as the following: 食べた後すぐ寝ると牛になる “You will become a cow if you lie down Read More
CultureEssayHistoryNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Nov 14, 2016Jan 06, 2024 blood sugar, blue light, chronic disease, diabetes, Frederick Grant Banting, health, insulin, Northwestern University, WHO, World Diabetes Day World Diabetes Day Today is World Diabetes Day. 世界糖尿病デー Diabetes is a kind of disease that makes blood sugar level rise chronically, and Read More
CultureEssayScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 16, 2016Jan 06, 2024 animals, habit, health, human beings, instincts, marking, psychology, security, smelling, territories Own Smells Some people have a habit of smelling themselves. 自分の匂い Actually, the reasons of this behavior are divided into two major Read More
CultureEssayEuropean countriesFoodScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 23, 2016Jan 06, 2024 bell peppers, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, children, cruciferous, health, Italy, mutation, nutrition Broccoli Broccoli is a kind of cruciferous vegetables, and is known for the very rich nutritional value. ブロッコリー In the US, Read More