CorrectedEssayOnomatopoeia Toru Feb 24, 2021May 31, 2021 0 Comments food, imitate, make sense, mogo mogo, mouth, munya munya Munya Munya (むにゃむにゃ – Muttering) Munya Munya むにゃむにゃ The onomatopoeic phrase munya munya is sometimes used to represent the muttering of words that do not Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Feb 03, 2018Jan 03, 2024 chaban, imitate, Japanese, monkey, performance, play, sarumane, sarushibai, show, trick Sarushibai (猿芝居 – Stupid Trick) Sarushibai 猿芝居 Formerly, I introduced you to the Japanese term 猿真似 (sarumane), which means to imitate acts of others without Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 13, 2017Jan 03, 2024 brew, imitate, Japanese, mane, mohou, niban senji, pakuri, second, terms, thin Niban Senji There are several Japanese terms that mean to imitate something, such as “mane,” “mohou,” or “pakuri.” 二番煎じ However, if you Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbSlangUncorrected Toru May 03, 2017Jan 04, 2024 dance, failure, Gagaku, imitate, Japanese, mask, ninomai, performance, performing art, traditional Ninomai Today I will talk about the Japanese term “ninomai.” 二の舞 “Ni” means “second,” “mai” means “performing art,” and “ninomai” means Read More
CultureEducationEssayEtymologyLanguage learningUncorrected Toru Dec 15, 2016Jan 03, 2024 imitate, Japanese, Lang-8, learn, manabu, narau, sentence, study, teach Narau” and “Manabu” (To Learn) When I read sentences written by people who learn Japanese on Lang-8, I found that “narau” is often confused with Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomLanguageSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 27, 2016Jan 03, 2024 awkward imitation, copycat, derogatory, dictionary, etymology, imitate, Japanese, monkey, sarumane, translation Sarumane Today I will talk about the Japanese word “sarumane.” 猿真似 “Sarumane” means to imitate acts or surfaces of other people Read More