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Culture Diary Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Dec 28, 2016Jan 03, 2024 mochi, mochitsuki, mortar, New Year, pestle, physical strength, professor, rice cake pounding, stamina, sticky rice cake

Mochitsuki

Today I went to a professor’s house and did mochitsuki. 餅つき The literal meaning of mochitsuki is “rice cake pounding”, Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 21, 2016Jan 03, 2024 butter up, expression, favor, goma suri, goma wo suru, idiom, Japanese, mortar, sesame seeds, vulgar

Goma wo Suru (To Butter Up)

Goma wo Suru 胡麻をする Today I will talk about the Japanese idiom “goma wo suru.” 今日は「胡麻をする」という慣用句を紹介します。 The literal meaning is Read More