CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 15, 2023Jan 02, 2024 argument, herikutsu, Japanese, logic, metaphor, mix, quibble, say, trivial, worthless Herikutsu (屁理屈 – Quibble) Herikutsu 屁理屈 A sophistical argument or a logic that does not make sense is referred to as herikutu (屁理屈) in Read More
ChinaEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomUncorrected Toru Aug 07, 2019 0 Comments chaff, fake, four-character idiom, genuine, inferior, jewel, mix, mixture, stone, superior, wheat, worth, worthless Gyokuseki Konkō (玉石混淆 – Mixture of Wheat and Chaff) Gyokuseki Konkō 玉石混淆 A state that superior things and inferior things are mixed is described as gyokuseki konkō (玉石混淆). 優れたものと劣ったものが入り混じっている状態のことを、「玉石混淆」と言います。 Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncategorizedUncorrected Toru May 08, 2019May 11, 2019 0 Comments bake, change the subject, confection, cover up, flour, gloss over, hollow, lie, mix, sesame, sesame confection, sesame seeds, tell a lie, theory Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 1 Gomakasu Part 1 ごまかす Part 1 I am not good at doing gomakasu (ごまかす). 私は失敗を「ごまかす」のが苦手です。 Gomakasu means to cover up Read More