CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 29, 2023Jan 02, 2024 difficult, etymology, heavy waist, Japanese idiom, lift, literal meaning, omoi koshi wo ageru, progress, stand up, task Omoi Koshi wo Ageru (重い腰を上げる – Bestiring Oneself) Omoi Koshi wo Ageru 重い腰を上げる Today I finally started working on a task I had been putting off. 私は今日、先延ばしにしていた仕事にようやく取り掛かりました。 Such Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jun 20, 2023Jan 02, 2024 conversation, hanashi, important part, interrupting, Japanese idiom, koshi wo oru, literal meaning, metaphor, talk, waist Koshi wo Oru (腰を折る – Interrupting) Koshi wo Oru 腰を折る To describe interrupting and stopping what someone is doing, you can use the Japanese idiom koshi Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 16, 2023Jan 02, 2024 come true, desire, express, happiness, literal meaning, negative suffix, negatte mo nai, phrase, sincere, wish Negatte mo Nai (願ってもない – Heaven-sent) Negatte mo Nai 願ってもない There are various phrases to express happiness. When you want to express sincere happiness, you can Read More
CultureDiaryEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 13, 2023Jan 02, 2024 couples, dogs, expression, fūfu genka, Japanese proverb, literal meaning, marital quarrels, marriage, problem, resolve Fūfu Genka wa Inu mo Kuwanu (夫婦喧嘩は犬も食わぬ – One should not Interfere in Lover’s Quarrels) Fūfu Genka wa Inu mo Kuwanu 夫婦喧嘩は犬も食わぬ Marital quarrels are easily triggered by trivial matters and tend to be quickly Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 06, 2023Jan 02, 2024 entrance to ruin, frightening place, hardship, hell, icchōme, Japanese phrase, jigoku, literal meaning, sub-division, town in Japan Jigoku no Icchōme (地獄の一丁目 – Edge of Hell) Jigoku no Icchōme 地獄の一丁目 Today could have been jigoku no icchōme (地獄の一丁目) for me. 今日は「地獄の一丁目」だったかもしれません。 This phrase is used to Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 05, 2023Jan 02, 2024 belief, discard, gods, help, Japanese proverb, literal meaning, nature, pick up, suteru kami areba hirou kami ari, trouble Suteru Kami Areba Hirou Kami Ari (捨てる神あれば拾う神あり – When One Door Shuts Another Opens) Suteru Kami Areba Hirou Kami Ari 捨てる神あれば拾う神あり When you are in trouble, some people may heartlessly leave you alone. あなたが困っているとき、非情にも見捨てようとする人がいるかもしれません。 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 02, 2023Jan 02, 2024 adverb, hari no mushiro, irrelevant, Japanese, literal meaning, matting, needle, painful, phrase, sit Hari no Mushiro (針のむしろ – Bed of Nails) Hari no Mushiro 針のむしろ A bed of nails or a difficult situation with no rest at all is sometimes described Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru May 26, 2023Jan 02, 2024 back, death, hopeless situation, idiom, Japanese, kishi kaisei, life, literal meaning, revival, rise Kishi Kaisei (起死回生 – Turnning Around a Hopeless Situation) Kishi Kaisei 起死回生 To recover from a hopeless situation and come back to life is called kishi kaisei (起死回生) in Read More
CultureDiaryEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru May 25, 2023Jan 02, 2024 advantage, four-character idiom, gaden insui, idiom, Japanese, jibun katte, literal meaning, selfish act, selfishness, temae gatte Gaden Insui (我田引水 – Self-serving) Gaden Insui 我田引水 The action of trying to make things happen to one’s own advantage is called gaden insui (我田引水) Read More