move – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Oct 30, 2023Jan 01, 2024 disputes, draw, HP, itamiwake, move, pain, Pokémon, share, sumō, wrestling

Itamiwake (痛み分け – Draw)

Itamiwake 痛み分け In disuputes, when both sides suffer the same degree of damage or disadvantage without reaching a resolution, the Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Aug 09, 2021Jan 02, 2024 bird, clean up, fly off, Japanese saying, job change, move, muddy, tatsu tori ato wo nigosazu, trace, waterfowl

Tatsu Tori Ato wo Nigosazu (立つ鳥跡を濁さず – It Is an Ill Bird that Fouls Its Own Nest)

Tatsu Tori Ato wo Nigosazu 立つ鳥跡を濁さず Have you ever moved or changed your job? 引っ越しや転勤をしたことはありますか？ If so, you probably cleaned Read More

Corrected Essay Idiom

Toru Jul 05, 2021Aug 01, 2021 0 Comments heart, move, move heart, strike, strike heart

Mune wo Utsu (胸を打つ – Moving One’s Heart)

Mune wo Utsu 胸を打つ To move or strike someone’s heart strongly is expressed as mune wo utsu (胸を打つ) in Japanese. Read More

Corrected Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia

Toru Feb 25, 2021May 31, 2021 0 Comments chew, eat, mouth, move, phrase, slowly, talk

Mogo Mogo (もごもご – Muttering) and Mogu Mogu (もぐもぐ – Nom Nom)

Mogo Mogo and Mogu Mogu 「もごもご」と「もぐもぐ」 In my post yesterday, I explained that the onomatopoeic phrase mogo mogo (もごもご) could Read More

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Aug 03, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments action, bitter, face, help, move, reluctantly, sour face, surrounding, unwillingly, walk

Shibu-shibu (渋々 – Unwillingly/Reluctantly)

Shibu-shibu 渋々 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese term shibui kao (渋い顔), which means “sour face.” 昨日は「不愉快そうな顔」を意味する「渋い顔」という表現を紹介しました。 By repeating shibu (渋 Read More