CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 01, 2023Jan 02, 2024 catching up, conversation, Japanese, long time, meet, phrases, pile of, stories, talk, tsumoru hanashi Tsumoru Hanashi (積もる話 – A Pile of Stories to Tell) Tsumoru Hanashi 積もる話 When you meet someone after a long time and have a lot of stories you want to Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Jun 14, 2019 0 Comments date, do, dress up, event, feeling, lover, makeup, meet, polite, thorough, woman, women Omekashi (おめかし – Dressing up) Omekashi おめかし Most women will do omekashi (おめかし) when dating with their lovers or meeting someone they like. 多くの女性は恋人とデートするときや好きな人と会うとき、「おめかし」をします。 O Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 11, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments eye, honor, meet, meeting, pleasure of meeting, pleasure of seeing, respect, seen Ome ni Kakaru (お目にかかる – Having the Pleasure of Meeting) Ome ni Kakaru お目にかかる The most common Japanese term meaning to meet someone is au (会う). 誰か会う・対面することを意味する日本語で最も一般的なものは「会う」です。 However, if you Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru May 24, 2019 0 Comments eagerly, girlfriend, heart, heartily, look forward, meet, situation, wait Kokoro Machi (心待ち – Being Eagerly Waiting) Kokoro Machi 心待ち Have you ever been eagerly waiting for something? 心から何かを待ち望んだことはありますか? To describe such a situation, you can use Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Mar 25, 2017Jan 06, 2024 Budhism, encounters, graduation, ichigo ichie, life, meet, proverb, students, teacher, university Ichigo Ichie Today was the graduation day of a university that I graduated from. 一期一会 Therefore I went there and met my Read More
EssayEtymologyJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Mar 22, 2016Jan 07, 2024 encounters, Japanese verbs, kanji, meanings, meet, suitable, usage, 会う, 合う, 遭う 合う (au)” and “会う (au)” Today, I will talk about Japanese verbs “合う (au)” and “会う (au).” 合うと会う Since each verb has the same reading, Read More
CultureDiaryPersonalSocialUncorrected Toru Oct 12, 2015Jan 08, 2024 alumni association, drink, fun, laboratory, meet, organizer, shame, talk Alumni Association Last night, an alumni association of our laboratory was held. OB・OG会 Since I was able to meet and talk with Read More