oil – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Apr 29, 2023May 06, 2023 0 Comments 2015, battle, bowstring, hand, oil, pine resin, reinforce, stand ready

Tegusune wo Hiku (手ぐすねを引く – Stand Ready)

Tegusune wo Hiku 手ぐすねを引く To stand fully ready to do something is called tegusune wo hiku in Japanese. 十分に準備して何かを待ち構えることを、「手ぐすねを引く」と言います。 Since Read More

Essay Etymology History Uncorrected

Toru Aug 05, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments break, careless, carelessness, cut off, king, oil, relax, servant, theory

Yudan (油断 – Carelessness)

Yudan 油断 To let one’s guard down or to be careless is called ‘yudan‘ (油断) in Japanese. 気をゆるめることや、注意を怠ることを、「油断」と言います。 ‘Yu‘ (油) Read More

Business Culture Essay European countries Food Science Uncorrected

Toru May 30, 2016Jan 07, 2024 barrel, beer barrel, dry barrel, fluid barrel, gallons, grains, liters, oil, vegetables, volume

Barrel

Today, I will talk about the unit “barrel,” which is used for representing a volume. バレル The “barrel” is often Read More

Climate Culture Essay Etymology Science Uncorrected

Toru May 10, 2016Jan 07, 2024 atmosphere, Australia, earth, geosmin, odor, oil, Petrichor, plants, rain, smells

Smells of Rain

I have written about smells until now, but today I will talk about smells of the rain. 雨の匂い It rained Read More

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