heat – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jun 28, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments blush, embarrassed, face, face burned, fire, heat, shame

Kao kara Hi ga Deru (顔から火が出る – One’s Face Burned with Shame)

Kao kara Hi ga Deru 顔から火が出る When you feel very embarrassed about something and blush with shame, it can be Read More

Toru May 15, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments base, danger, experience, failure, forget, god, hardship, heat, lesson, painful, pass, throat

Nodo Moto Sugi reba Atsusa wo Wasureru (喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる – Danger Past and God Forgotten)

Nodo Moto Sugi reba Atsusa wo Wasureru 喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる Some people forget all about the painful and difficult things once those Read More

Culture Essay Food Uncorrected

Toru Mar 29, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments dangerous, dish, egg, expiration date, food, food poisoning, Food Sanitation Act, heat, hygiene management, infest, raw egg, rice, safe, salmonella, shell, sticker

Tamago Kake Gohan (卵かけご飯 – Egg on Rice) Part 2

Tamago Kake Gohan Part 2 卵かけご飯　Part 2 One of the reasons that “egg on rice” is popular in Japan is Read More

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Aug 29, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments avoid, bring in, comfortably, cool, enjoy, heat, money, place, summer, time

Nōryō (納涼 – Enjoying Cool in Summer) Part 1

Nōryō 納涼 Several days ago, I introduced the Japanese term hisho (避暑), which means to move to a cool place Read More

Essay History Uncorrected

Toru Aug 27, 2019 0 Comments Anglican, Canadian, cool, flourish, heat, hometown, Karuizawa, missionary, place, post station, summer, summer resort, Toronto, transportation

Karuizawa Part 1

Karuizawa Part 1 軽井沢 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to the term hishochi (避暑地), which means cool places where Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Uncategorized Uncorrected

Toru Aug 26, 2019Aug 26, 2019 0 Comments avoid, cool, foreign, heat, hotel, land, merchant, missionary, pioneer, place, resort, summer, summer resort, teacher, villa, visit, wealthy

Hishochi (避暑地 – Summer Resort)

Hishochi 避暑地 Moving to a cool place temporarily to avoid the summer heat is called hisho (避暑) in Japanese. 夏の暑さを避けるため、一時的に涼しい場所に移動することを「避暑」と言います。 Read More

Essay Etymology Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Aug 19, 2019Jun 20, 2023 0 Comments 1705, confuse, difficult, eye, hard, head, heat, mental, pain, painful, physical, sadness, spin, state, suffering, theory

Kurushī (苦しい – Painful/Difficult)

Kurushī 苦しい Now I am in a state called kurushī (苦しい). 私は今、「苦しい」です。 Kurushī is a term that describes a physically Read More

Essay Science Uncorrected

Toru Apr 07, 2019 0 Comments air bubble, Celsius, cold, degree, fat, feel, heat, ice cream, mil, milk fat, mouth, shaved ice, transfer

Ice Cream and Shaved Ice

Ice Cream and Shaved Ice アイスクリームとかき氷 Yesterday, I talked about ‘kaki gōri‘ (かき氷), which means “shaved ice.” 昨日は「かき氷」について紹介しました。 Which do Read More

Diary Essay Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 25, 2018 0 Comments comforter, devil, equipment, furniture, heat, kotatsu, ruin, winter

Kotatsu (こたつ)

Kotatsu こたつ I spent the winter without ‘kotatsu’ (こたつ) over the past two years. 私は去年と一昨年、こたつを使わずに冬を越しました。 However, this year I bought Read More