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 moreKao 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 moreNodo 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 moreTamago 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 moreNōryō 納涼 Several days ago, I introduced the Japanese term hisho (避暑), which means to move to a cool place
Read moreKaruizawa Part 1 軽井沢 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to the term hishochi (避暑地), which means cool places where
Read moreHishochi 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 moreKurushī 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 moreIce 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 moreKotatsu 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
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