CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomLanguageOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Jan 30, 2024Feb 02, 2024 buru buru, cold, fear, gaku gaku, Gakuburu, Japanese expression, onomatopoeic words, shivering, stronger shiver Gakuburu (ガクブル – Shivering) Gakuburu ガクブル The Japanese expression gakuburu (ガクブル) describes the state of one’s body shivering intensely due to fear or cold. Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 28, 2023Jan 01, 2024 breathing, challenging period, cultural phrase, distance unit, Japanese expression, Mount Fuji, Munatsuki Haccho, pain, steep slope, summit Munatsuki Hacchō (胸突き八丁 – Make-or-Break Period) Munatsuki Hacchō 胸突き八丁 The Japanese expression, munatsuki hacchō (胸突き八丁), can describe the most challenging period, in the process of accomplishing Read More
BusinessCultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 16, 2016Jan 07, 2024 colleagues, congratulations, farewell, greeting, Japanese expression, Otsukaresama desu, phrase, project, work Otsukaresama Desu Today, I will talk about an useful Japanese expression “Otsukaresama desu.” お疲れ様です Otsukaresama desu is a phrase that rewards someone Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Nov 16, 2015Jan 07, 2024 example sentence, Japanese expression, こと, 殊, 特に A Little Cool Usage of “こと(koto) Today, I will introduce a Japanese expression that I think is a little cool. 少しかっこいい「こと」の使い方 An example sentence is shown Read More