CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 06, 2023Jan 02, 2024 entrance to ruin, frightening place, hardship, hell, icchōme, Japanese phrase, jigoku, literal meaning, sub-division, town in Japan Jigoku no Icchōme (地獄の一丁目 – Edge of Hell) Jigoku no Icchōme 地獄の一丁目 Today could have been jigoku no icchōme (地獄の一丁目) for me. 今日は「地獄の一丁目」だったかもしれません。 This phrase is used to Read More
CorrectedEssayProverb Toru May 21, 2021May 05, 2023 0 Comments experience, hearsay, heaven, hell, paradise, see Kiite Gokuraku Mite Jigoku (聞いて極楽見て地獄 – What Is a Paradise on Hearsay May Be a Hell at Sight) Kiite Gokuraku Mite Jigoku 聞いて極楽見て地獄 Have you ever had an experience where what you heard and what you saw were Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Nov 04, 2017Jan 03, 2024 bottom, Buddhism, hell, idiom, Japanese, naraku no soko, rock bottom, Sanskrit, severe situation, translation Naraku no Soko (奈落の底- Abyss) Naraku no Soko 奈落の底 A severe situation that you can’t turn around is called “naraku no soko” (奈落の底) in Japanese. Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jul 25, 2017Jan 03, 2024 Buddhist term, car, crime, difficult, economic situation, fire, Gokusotsu, hell, hi no kuruma, kasya Hi no Kuruma (火の車 – Dire Straits) I am in a little bad economic situation now. 火の車 If your household economy becomes extremely terrible, the situation will Read More