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Toru Apr 18, 2023Jan 02, 2024 expression, hot water, idiom, Japanese, living environment, metaphor, tsukau, waste, water, yumizu no you ni tsukau

Yumizu no You ni Tsukau (湯水のように使う – Like It Grows on Trees)

Yumizu no You ni Tsukau 湯水のように使う Recently, I may have thrown a lot of money around to set up my Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Apr 08, 2023Jan 02, 2024 arrow, day, idiom, light and shade, metaphor, moon, night, quickly, sun, time

Kōin Ya no Gotoshi (光陰矢の如し – Time Flies)

Kōin Ya no Gotoshi 光陰矢の如し I am now 35 years old. 私は今、35歳です。 I feel that time has passed very quickly Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Apr 02, 2023Jan 02, 2024 anticipation, excitement, hazumu, idiom, Japanese, joy, kokoro, metaphor, mune, odoru

Mune ga Odoru (胸が躍る – Exciting)

Mune ga Odoru 胸が躍る My current feelings as I imagine my new life starting tomorrow can be described as a Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 05, 2021Jan 02, 2024 bad, deceive, doctor, entrance, genkan, idiom, Japanese, metaphor, patients, yabuisha

Yabuisha no Genkan (藪医者の玄関 – Deception)

Yabuisha no Genkan 藪医者の玄関 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the term yabuisha (藪医者), which means a “bad doctor.” 昨日は、治療や診断が下手な医者を意味する「藪医者」という言葉を紹介しました。 There Read More