CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 02, 2023Jan 02, 2024 attitude, conversation, Japanese, ki de hana wo kukuru, literal meaning, nose, paper, phrase, wipe, wood Ki de Hana wo Kukuru (木で鼻をくくる – Chilling) Ki de Hana wo Kukuru 木で鼻をくくる Have you ever been treated with a cold and unfriendly attitude when you tried Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru Apr 03, 2021Jun 02, 2021 0 Comments call, call out, close, distance, eye, finger, nose, reply, span Shiko no Kan (指呼の間 – Hailing Distance) Shiko no Kan 指呼の間 In my post two days ago, I introduced the term me to hana no saki (目と鼻の先), Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru Apr 01, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments close, distance, eye, nose, point, span, stone, throw Me to Hana no Saki (目と鼻の先 – Stone’s Throw) Me to Hana no Saki 目と鼻の先 To describe a very close distance, Japanese people sometimes say me to hana no Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 24, 2019 0 Comments attract, attractive, extend, loose, loose face, loosen, man, nose, spoony, stretch, under, woman, womanize Hana no Shita wo Nobasu (鼻の下を伸ばす – Spoony) Hana no Shita wo Nobasu 鼻の下を伸ばす When you womanize or have a loose face due to an attractive woman, it Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 23, 2019 0 Comments break, crop, feather, high, nose, pride, subdue Hana wo Oru (鼻を折る – Cropping Someone’s Feathers) Hana wo Oru 鼻を折る Continuing from yesterday’s post, I would like to talk about an idiom related to nose, ‘hana Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 22, 2019 0 Comments awful, bad, bad smell, bend, bent, distorted, nose, odor, smell, terrible Hana ga Magaru (鼻が曲がる – Bad Smelling) Hana ga Magaru 鼻が曲がる These days, I have written about Japanese idioms that use “nose.” 最近私は、「鼻」に関する慣用句を投稿し続けています。 Today, I would like Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 21, 2019 0 Comments annoyed, attach, behavior, feel, nose, peculiar, smell, words Hana ni Tsuku (鼻につく – Getting Annoyed) Hana ni Tsuku 鼻につく When feeling annoyed with someone’s words or behavior, you can express it by using the Japanese Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 20, 2019 0 Comments deed, derivation, laugh, laughter, mock, nose, sneer, snort Hana de Warau (鼻で笑う – Snorting with Laughter) Hana de Warau 鼻で笑う It is not a good deed, but have you ever sneer or mock at someone? あまり良い行為ではありませんが、誰かを見下して嘲り笑ったことはありますか? Read More
DiaryScienceUncorrected Toru Jun 21, 2018 0 Comments bedding, blood, dinner, nose, pressure, sea Sea of Blood Sea of Blood 血の海 Around 4:30 am today, I woke up because of feeling uncomfortable. 今日、朝4時半頃、私は違和感を感じて目を覚ましました。 I was sleeping on Read More