CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jun 21, 2023Jan 02, 2024 absorbed, enthusiastic, forget oneself, get excited, idiom, Japanese idiom, lose control, oneself, trouble, ware wo wasureru Ware wo Wasureru (我を忘れる – Losing Control) Ware wo Wasureru 我を忘れる To lose control of oneself by getting excited about something can be expressed with the Japanese Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyIdiom Toru Mar 05, 2019Aug 15, 2023 0 Comments at hand, claim, clever, compliment, fame, fermented soybean paste, front, hand, ingenuity, miso, oneself, pride, self-praise Temae Miso (手前味噌 – Self-Praise) Temae Miso 手前味噌 I think that everyone sometimes wants to compliment themselves. 誰でも、自分自身のことを褒めたくなることがあると思います。 Such an action can be described as Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Feb 08, 2019Feb 09, 2019 0 Comments bad, behavior, Buddhist term, deed, deserve, factor, four-character idiom, good, have it coming, oneself, price, profit, ruin Jigou Jitoku (自業自得 – Having It Coming) Jigou Jitoku 自業自得 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese idiom ‘boketsu wo horu‘ (墓穴を掘る), which means to make a Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomKanjiUncorrected Toru Jul 09, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments age, come, olde, older, oneself, other, that, this, worse Gata ga Kuru (ガタがくる – Showing One’s Age) Gata ga Kuru ガタがくる As I get older, it became difficult to stay up all night. 私は最近年をとったせいか、徹夜をするととてもつかれるようになりました。 If your body Read More