EssayIdiomKanjiUncorrected Toru Jun 08, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments anxious, change, heart, mind, rolling Shinki Itten (心機一転 – Turning Over a New Leaf) Shinki Itten 心機一転 Two days ago, I introduced you to the phrase “ki ga ki de nai” (気が気でない – anxious), Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 06, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments anxious, feeling, heart, mind, worry Ki ga Ki de nai (気が気でない – Anxious) Ki ga Ki de nai 気が気でない I am terribly anxious about a certain thing and unsettling now. 私は今、あることが心配で気持ちが落ち着きません。 When expressing Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 03, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments above, absence, heart, mind, sky, upper Uwa no Sora (上の空 – Absence of Mind) Uwa no Sora 上の空 Recently, I often become a state called uwa no sora (上の空). 私は最近、「上の空」によくなります。 Uwa no sora means 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
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Feb 13, 2018Jan 02, 2024 courage, expression, heart, idiomatic, Japanese, liver, mind, stability, stout, symbol Kimo ga Suwaru (肝が据わる) Kimo ga Suwaru 肝が据わる Yesterday, I introduced you to the expression; 心臓に毛が生えている (shinzo ni ke ga haeteiru – hairs are Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 11, 2018Jan 02, 2024 change, etymology, heart, Japanese, kokoro, language, mind, onomatopoeia, organ, theory Kokoro (心 – Heart) Kokoro 心 One’s mind, that would be basis of human feelings, knowledge, or intention, is called 心 (kokoro) in Japanese. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 hara wo waru, heart to heart, idiom, Japanese, mind, science, split, stomach, talk, 腹を割る Hara wo Waru (腹を割る – Heart to Heart) Hara wo Waru 腹を割る Sometimes it is important to talk with someone heart to heart. 時には、本心を隠さずに打ち明けることも重要です。 To lay one’s heart Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 anger, boil, Buddhism, emotions, feelings, gou wo niyasu, Japanese, mind, niyasu, strengthen Gou wo Niyasu (業を煮やす – Getting Irritated) Gou wo Niyasu 業を煮やす Have you ever gotten angry because things didn’t go well as you expected? 事が思うように運ばず、腹を立てた経験はありますか? Getting angry Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 09, 2017Jan 03, 2024 follower, friend, fukushin, hara, heart, idioms, Japan, mind, stomach, trust Fukushin (腹心 – Confidant) Do you have a friend or a follower to whom you can talk about your any problem or thought? 腹心 Read More