CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru May 14, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments attack, catch off, cut, despicable, dirty, guard, head, neck, scratch, sleep, trick Nekubi wo Kaku (寝首をかく – Catching Someone off Guard) Nekubi wo Kaku 寝首を掻く Getting caught off guard with a dirty trick is called nekubi wo kaku (寝首をかく) in Japanese. Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 13, 2019 0 Comments body, connect, hang, head, helpless, layer, neck, situation, skin, thread Kubi no Kawa Ichimai de Tsunagaru (首の皮一枚で繋がる – Hanging by a Thread) Kubi no Kawa Ichimai de Tsunagaru 首の皮一枚で繋がる Today I would like to introduce a phrase that describes my current situation. Read More
EssayEtymologyFEATUREDUncorrected Toru Mar 04, 2019 0 Comments be hooked about, be madly in love, length, listen, music, neck, plunge Kubittake (首ったけ – Being Head-Over-Heels in Love) Kubittake 首ったけ Today, I found the term ‘kubittake‘ (首ったけ) when I was listening to Japanese music. 今日、邦楽を聴いていたら「首ったけ」という言葉が歌詞に出てきました。 ‘Kubittake’ means that Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jan 29, 2018Jan 03, 2024 eagerly, expression, idiom, Japanese, lengthen, literal meaning, neck, proverb, verb, waiting Kubi wo Nagaku-suru (首を長くする – Waiting Eagerly) Kubi wo Nagaku-suru 首を長くする There is a Japanese idiom: 首を長くする (kubi wo nagaku-suru). 日本語には「首を長くする」という慣用句があります。 首 (kubi) means “neck” and 長くする Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jan 28, 2018Jan 03, 2024 dissatisfaction, doubt, expression, hineru, idiomatic, Japanese, kubi, neck, tilt, twist Kubi wo Hineru (首をひねる – Twisting One’s Neck) Kubi wo Hineru 首をひねる I 首をひねりました (kubi wo hineri mashita). 私は首をひねりました。 This Japanese expression, “kubi wo hineru” has two different Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jan 24, 2018Jan 03, 2024 hospital, muscle ache, nechigae, neck, pain, posture, sleep, symptom, unnatural, verb Nechigae (寝違え – Sprained Neck) Nechigae 寝違え Yesterday, maybe I got a bad symptom called 寝違え (nechigae). 私は昨日、寝違えたかもしれません。 “Nechigae” refers to a symptom accompanied with Read More
AnimalEssayScienceUncorrected Toru May 19, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bones, cat, crocodile, dog, elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, human, mammals, manati, neck, rabbit, reptiles, sloth, snake, whale The Number of Neck Bone Do you know the number of bones of a human neck? 人間の首の骨の数をご存知ですか? Or, what about giraffe, hippopotamus, elephant, rabbit, dog, Read More