mouth – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jul 30, 2019 0 Comments bite, close, feeling, important, kill, manner, mouth, suppress, yawn

Akubi wo Kamikorosu (あくびを噛み殺す – Suppressing a Yawn)

Akubi wo Kamikorosu あくびを噛み殺す It is not good to yawn when someone is talking about important things. 大事な話しているとき、「あくび」をするのは態度が良くありません。 If you Read More

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Jun 21, 2019 0 Comments at random, bring out, emotionless, let it go, mouth, nonsense, rely on, tale, tall tale

Demakase (でまかせ – Tall Tale)

Demakase でまかせ I sometimes see a person who say demakase (でまかせ). 私はときどき「でまかせ」を言う人を見かけます。 Demakase means to say something at random, to Read More

Essay Science Uncorrected

Toru Apr 07, 2019 0 Comments air bubble, Celsius, cold, degree, fat, feel, heat, ice cream, mil, milk fat, mouth, shaved ice, transfer

Ice Cream and Shaved Ice

Ice Cream and Shaved Ice アイスクリームとかき氷 Yesterday, I talked about ‘kaki gōri‘ (かき氷), which means “shaved ice.” 昨日は「かき氷」について紹介しました。 Which do Read More

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Dec 23, 2018 0 Comments few words, mouth, nothing, person, talk, talk a lot, talk little

Mukuchi (無口 – Having Few Words)

Mukuchi 無口 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese ‘oshaberi‘ (おしゃべり), which means to talk a lot about something. 昨日は、口数多く話すことを意味する「おしゃべり」という言葉を紹介しました。 Read More

Culture Essay Food Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 20, 2017Jan 03, 2024 chewing sound, eating, Japan, kechaler, ketchup, kuchaler, mayoler, mayonnaise, mouth, onomatopoeia

Kuchaler (クチャラー – Noisy Eater)

Kuchaler クチャラー Yesterday, I introduced “mayoler” (マヨラー), which means mayonnaise lovers, and “kechaler” (ケチャラー), which means ketchup lovers. 昨日は、マヨネーズが大好きな人を指す「マヨラー」、そしてケチャップが大好きな人を指す「ケチャラー」という俗語を紹介しました。 There Read More