EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Apr 24, 2021Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments gossip, housewife, meeting, side, small talk, wash, water, well Idobata Kaigi (井戸端会議 – Small Talk) Idobata Kaigi 井戸端会議 I sometimes see idobata kaigi (井戸端会議) when walking around my town. 街を歩いているとたまに「井戸端会議」を見かけます。 Idobata kaigi is when housewives 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
CultureDiaryFoodIdiomScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 23, 2017Jan 03, 2024 bars, bosses, dinner, drunk, hebereke, laboratory, meeting, regret, taxi, vomited Regret Yesterday, I ate dinner with my bosses, and went to several bars until around 3 o’clock in the morning. 後悔と反省 Read More
BusinessCultureEssayNewsUncorrected Toru Feb 25, 2017Jan 02, 2024 discount campaigns, enforcement, Japanese government, meeting, personal consumption, Premium Friday, restaurants, shopping, travel agencies, traveling Premium Friday Yesterday was Premium Friday. プレミアムフライデー Premium Friday is a day for prompting personal consumption that was advocated by the Japanese Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jun 17, 2016Jan 07, 2024 conversation, dialogue, interview, kaidan, kaigi, meeting, one-to-one, pair, taidan, talk Taidan Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “taidan.” 対談 “Taidan” is often translated into “talk,” “conversation,” or “interview,” but Read More
BusinessDiaryMedicalScienceUncorrected Toru May 04, 2015Jan 08, 2024 animated conversation, college life, conversation, cooperation, CT, dental office, dentist, director, endoscopic operation, engineering, equipment, knowledge, leading-edge engineering, medical devices, medical field, medical science, meeting, purpose, studies, techniques, technologies, university Engineering and Medical Science Today, I had a meeting with a director of a dental office about our studies. 今日は、歯科医院の院長先生と、研究についての打ち合わせをしました。 Although he is a Read More