measure – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Mar 28, 2019 0 Comments buy, Chinese story, come up with, degree, dimension, forget, lapse, lapse of memory, measure, memory, shoes

Dowasure (ど忘れ – Lapse of Memory)

Dowasure ど忘れ I often do ‘dowasure‘ (ど忘れ). 私はしばしば「ど忘れ」をします。 ‘Dowasure’ means that you suddenly forget something you know well and simply Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Feb 25, 2019 0 Comments card, cut, emergency, last resort, measure, strongest, theory, trump

Kirifuda (切り札 – Trump)

Kirifuda 切り札 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘denka no houtou‘ (伝家の宝刀), which means a measure of last Read More

Essay Etymology FEATURED Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Feb 24, 2019 0 Comments emergency, family, generation, heirloom, house, last resort, measure, pass down, sword, tradition, treasure

Denka no Houtou (伝家の宝刀 – A Last Resort)

Denka no Houtou 伝家の宝刀 A measure of last resort that you use in an emergency is referred to as ‘denka Read More

Culture Essay Etymology History Uncorrected

Toru Jan 09, 2019 0 Comments attached, blade, borrowed wisdom, burnt, durable, hastily, inefficient, knowledge, long-lasting, measure, sharp, skill, stopgap, sword, swordsmith, wisdom

Tsukeyakiba (付け焼き刃 – Borrowed Wisdom)

Tsukeyakiba 付け焼き刃 Have you ever been hastily acquired knowledge or skill as a stopgap measure? その場しのぎのために、間に合わせで一時的な知識や技術を身に着けたことはありますか？ Such a not-so-great measure Read More