CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Apr 20, 2023Jan 02, 2024 character, decision, idiom, indecision, Japanese, kind, negative meaning, negative prefix, soft, yūjū fudan Yūjū Fudan (優柔不断 – Indecision) Yūjū Fudan 優柔不断 Someone sometimes calls me yūjū fudan (優柔不断). 私はときどき「優柔不断」と言われます。 Yū (優) means “kind” and jū (柔) means “soft,” Read More
AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 15, 2017Jan 03, 2024 anime, dogs, Dragon Ball, fighting dog, idioms, Japanese, kamase inu, negative meaning, weak, Yamcha Kamase Inu (かませ犬 – Underdog) Kamase Inu かませ犬 I like dogs, but many terms/idioms that use dog have negative meanings. 私は犬が好きですが、犬を使った慣用句は否定的な意味を持つことが多いです。 The idiom “kamase inu” Read More