CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 24, 2023Jan 02, 2024 expression, fortune, happiness, home, Japanese, laugh, overcome, positive attitude, proverb, smile Warau Kado ni wa Fuku Kitaru (笑う門には福来る – Laugh and Grow Fat) Warau Kado ni wa Fuku Kitaru 笑う門には福来る Happiness naturally comes to those who are always smiling and to homes filled Read More
DiaryEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Feb 16, 2019Feb 17, 2019 0 Comments adjective, feel, feeling, home, homesick, homesickness, hometown, nostalgia, nostalgic, noun, sick Hōmu Shikku (ホームシック – Homesickness) Hōmu Shikku ホームシック Five days have passed since I came to Italy, and I am gradually becoming ‘hōmu shikku‘ (ホームシック). Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jan 01, 2019 0 Comments god, greet, holiday, home, incoming year, New Year, New Year's holiday, sleep, stay Neshōgatsu(寝正月 – Staying at Home during the New Year’s Holiday) Neshōgatsu 寝正月 Happy New Year. あけましておめでとうございます。 This year I have done ‘neshōgatsu‘ (寝正月). 今年は「寝正月」をしました。 ‘Ne‘ (寝) means “sleep” and ‘shōgatsu‘ Read More
CultureEssayUncorrected Toru Dec 27, 2018 0 Comments children, country, daughter, home, home country, returnee, returnee children, son Kikokushijo (帰国子女 – Returnee Children) Kikokushijo 帰国子女 A child who returned to his/her home country after living another country (at least one year) is called Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Nov 15, 2018Nov 15, 2018 0 Comments ability, bad singer, distinguish, home, karaoke, microphone, Nintendo Switch, singer, sound, unlimited pass Onchi (音痴 – A Bad Signer) Onchi 音痴 Recently, I learned that you can enjoy karaoke with Nintendo Switch. 最近、Switch でカラオケができることを知りました。 Also, the other day, I Read More
CultureDiaryGamingJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 16, 2017Jan 03, 2024 exhausted, home, hot spring, hotel, LEGOLAND Japan, nature, relatives, sea, sleep, trip Family Trip in Summer From yesterday to today, my relatives, my family and I have gone to a trip. 夏の家族旅行 Although it was tough Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jul 05, 2017Jan 03, 2024 abbreviation, formal, greeting, home, Japan, kaerimashita, now, polite, tadaima, tradition Tadaima (ただいま – I’m home) Tadaima ただいま In Japan, people often say “tadaima” (ただいま) when they arrive at their homes. 日本では、家に帰るときよく「ただいま」と言います。 This is short for Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 10, 2017Jan 03, 2024 absence, behavior, composition, existence, home, irusu, Japanese, noun, pretend, word Irusu Have you ever been pretended to be out even though you are actually at home. 居留守 In Japanese, such behavior Read More
CultureDiaryGamingJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jan 03, 2016Jan 07, 2024 brother-in-law, difficult parts, dinner, episode 4, episode 5, episode 6, evening, home, New Nintendo 3DS, Star Wars Episode 7, tired, work Homecoming Today, I was return home because I could pack up my work. 帰省 I arrived at my home in the Read More