Tarai Mawashi (Acrobatic Barrel-Rolling)
Tarai Mawashi たらい回し Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “tarai mawashi.” 今日は、「たらい回し」という日本語を紹介します。 The phrase “tarai mawashi” expresses an
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Japanese phrase
Kachin to kuru” and “Kochin to kuru
There is the Japanese phrase “kachin to kuru,” which expresses anger. 「かちんとくる」と「こちんとくる」 “Kachin” is a hitting sound of hard things.
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All The Time（四六時中）
Today, I’d like to introduce a Japanese phrase “四六時中（shi roku ji tyu）.” This means something like “all the time,” but
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It’s all Greek to me.
Today, I’d like to introduce an unique Japanese phrase. ちんぷんかんぷん It’s “ちんぷんかんぷん,” which means like “it’s all Greek to me.”
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