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
EtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 06, 2018Sep 08, 2018 0 Comments fold, mat, matting, room, rug, smell, successor, tatami, unit Tatami (畳 – Tatami Mat) Tatami 畳 I like a smell of ‘tatami‘ (畳). 私は「畳」の匂いが好きです。 Tatami is a traditional Japanese flooring material in Japanese-style rooms; Read More