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
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 10, 2023Jan 02, 2024 distribute, expectations, expression, idiomatic phrase, Japanese, literal meaning, negative prefix, proverb, slang, wholesaler Sou wa Tonya ga Orosanai (そうは問屋が卸さない – No Such Luck) Sou wa Tonya ga Orosanai そうは問屋が卸さない When things do not work out as expected, you can use the expression sou Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru May 29, 2017Jan 03, 2024 adjective, anime, Buddhism, common sense, cruel, dramas, enlightenment, inhumanity, Japanese, negative prefix Hidoi (Auful/Terrible) During watching Japanese dramas or anime, you may hear the dialogue “hidoi (ひどい).” ひどい “Hidoi” is an adjective that refers Read More