human – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Apr 06, 2021Jun 02, 2021 0 Comments absorb, back, bend, bone, cat, flexibly, human, impact, joint, landing, rounded, spring, stretch

The Reason Why Cats’ Backs Are Rounded

The Reason Why Cats’ Backs Are Rounded 猫が猫背の理由 In my post yesterday, I introduced the term nekoze (猫背 – literally Read More

Corrected Essay Science

Toru Apr 05, 2021Jun 02, 2021 0 Comments back, cat, curved, headache, human, hunched posture, indigestion, protruded, rounded back, symptom, tiredness

Nekoze (猫背 – Rounded Back)

Nekoze 猫背 Many Japanese people have nekoze (猫背). 日本人は「猫背」である人が多いです。 Nekoze is a posture in which ones back is curved, and Read More

Corrected Essay Idiom

Toru Mar 31, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments beyond, god, godlike, human, human power, human work, work

Ningen-waza (人間業 – Human Work)

Ningen-waza 人間業 Some words are always used in negative sentences. 言葉の中には、否定を伴って使われることが前提のものがあります。 Ningen-waza (人間業) is one of them. 「人間業」もその一つです。 Since ningen Read More

Essay History Uncorrected

Toru Jul 25, 2019 0 Comments ability, academic conference, AI, artificial, artificial intelligence, boom, human, intelligence, knowledge, man-made, people

Jinkō Chinō (人工知能 – Artificial Intelligence)

Jinkō Chinō 人工知能 Jinkō chinō (人工知能) is one of the major themes of the academic conference I am participating in. Read More

Essay Etymology Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Jun 05, 2019 0 Comments defeat, electio, human, lose, North, people, run away, turn around

Haiboku (敗北 – Losing)

Haiboku 敗北 Losing or running away after the defeat is called haiboku (敗北) in Japanese. 戦いに負けることや、負けて逃げることを日本語で「敗北」と言います。 Hai (敗) means “losing,” Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Apr 10, 2019 0 Comments bend, best, count, finger, fold, human, human beings, one of the best, pianist

Yubiori (指折り – One of the Best)

Yubiori 指折り Human beings sometimes bend their fingers one by one when counting something. 人間は何かの数を数えるとき、手の指を順番に折り曲げていくことがあります。 To count something by bending Read More