CultureEssayUncorrected Toru Jun 27, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments concentration, game, Joker, memory, nerve, playing cards, weakening Shinkei Suijaku (神経衰弱 – Concentration) Shinkei Suijaku 神経衰弱 One of the most famous games with playing cards in Japan is shinkei suijaku (神経衰弱). トランプを使った有名なゲームの一つに、「神経衰弱」があります。 In Read More
ChinaEssayEtymologyKanjiUncorrected 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
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Apr 16, 2018Jan 02, 2024 Chinese reading, forget, heart, hieroglyphic, Japanese reading, kanji, lost, memory, mind, wasureru Wasureta (忘れた – I Forgot) Wasureta 忘れた I decided on today’s topic ahead of time, but I completely forgot what I was going to write. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Jun 20, 2017Jan 03, 2024 alcohol, consciousness, drunk, etymology, Greek mythology, Hebe, hebereke, Japanese, memory, onomatopoeia Hebereke (へべれけ) Hebereke へべれけ I have come into a state called “hebereke” (へべれけ) several times. 私は何度か「へべれけ」になったことがあります。 Hebereke is a term that means Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 13, 2016Jan 07, 2024 language, linguistics, memory, memory retrieval, nodo made dekakatteiru, phenomenon, recall, retrieval, tip of the tongue, TOT Tip of the Tongue Phenomenon Today, I will talk about tip of the tongue (TOT) phenomenon. 舌先現象 The tip of the tongue phenomenon is a Read More