land – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Aug 26, 2019Aug 26, 2019 0 Comments avoid, cool, foreign, heat, hotel, land, merchant, missionary, pioneer, place, resort, summer, summer resort, teacher, villa, visit, wealthy

Hishochi (避暑地 – Summer Resort)

Hishochi 避暑地 Moving to a cool place temporarily to avoid the summer heat is called hisho (避暑) in Japanese. 夏の暑さを避けるため、一時的に涼しい場所に移動することを「避暑」と言います。 Read More

Diary Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Feb 14, 2019Feb 17, 2019 0 Comments case, conference, fall, finish, land, one, presentation, problem, settle, settlement, solve, thing

Ikken Rakuchaku (一件落着 – Problem Solved)

Ikken Rakuchaku 一件落着 Today, my presentation at an academic conference was finally finished. 今日、学会での発表が終わりました。 To describe such a situation, you Read More

Culture Essay Etymology European countries Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Feb 17, 2018Jan 02, 2024 average site area, cage a lapins, EC, European Communities, Japanese houses, land, narrow, rabbit hutch, Tokyo, usagi goya

Udsagi Goya (ウサギ小屋 – Rabbit Hutch)

Japanese houses are sometimes described as ウサギ小屋 (usagi goya), the literal meaning of which is “rabbit hutch.” ウサギ小屋 The reason Read More

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