CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 02, 2023Jan 02, 2024 adverb, hari no mushiro, irrelevant, Japanese, literal meaning, matting, needle, painful, phrase, sit Hari no Mushiro (針のむしろ – Bed of Nails) Hari no Mushiro 針のむしろ A bed of nails or a difficult situation with no rest at all is sometimes described Read More
EssayProverbUncorrected Toru May 15, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments base, danger, experience, failure, forget, god, hardship, heat, lesson, painful, pass, throat Nodo Moto Sugi reba Atsusa wo Wasureru (喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる – Danger Past and God Forgotten) Nodo Moto Sugi reba Atsusa wo Wasureru 喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる Some people forget all about the painful and difficult things once those Read More
EssayEtymologyOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Aug 19, 2019Jun 20, 2023 0 Comments 1705, confuse, difficult, eye, hard, head, heat, mental, pain, painful, physical, sadness, spin, state, suffering, theory Kurushī (苦しい – Painful/Difficult) Kurushī 苦しい Now I am in a state called kurushī (苦しい). 私は今、「苦しい」です。 Kurushī is a term that describes a physically Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Apr 05, 2019Apr 04, 2019 0 Comments action, at all, care, expression, feel, influence, itch, itchy, mental, nasty, negative, not care, not feel, pain, painful, physical Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai (痛くも痒くもない – Not Caring at All) Itaku mo Kayuku mo Nai 痛くも痒くもない When you do not feel a thing about someone’s action against you, you can Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 25, 2019Jan 25, 2019 0 Comments ashamed, criticism, ear, feel, feel painful, hear, hit, hurt, ohysically, painful, remark, sensitive, weak Mimi ga Itai (耳が痛い – Being Ashamed to Hear) Mimi ga Itai 耳が痛い When someone’s remarks or criticisms hit your sensitive or weak point, and it is harsh for Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 19, 2018Jan 02, 2024 2012, Gyaru Ryukogo Taisho, Internet slang, Japanese verb, Keywords-of-the-Year, painful, tough, tsuratan, young people Tsuratan (つらたん – Painful) Tsuratan つらたん I would like to say “tsuratan” (つらたん) now. 私は今、「つらたん」とつぶやきたいです。 “Tsuratan” is an Internet slang term used by mainly Read More
DiaryFoodScienceUncorrected Toru Nov 18, 2017Jan 03, 2024 cold, diary, dinner, headache, nausea, painful, sick, sleep, sore throat, vomit Cold or Food Poisoning Yesterday I became sick. 風邪?食中毒? Since I had a sore throat and a headache, I thought that I caught a Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru May 21, 2017Jan 04, 2024 bad aspects, decision, good aspects, idiom, itashi kayushi, itchy, Japanese, painful, scratch, situation Itashi Kayushi (Mixed Blessing) Itashi Kayushi 痛し痒し If you do what you want to do, some problems may happen. 何かをしたいと思っても、それをすると困ることがあるかもしれません。 In such a case, Read More
DiaryEducationLanguage learningUncorrectedVocabulary Toru Nov 22, 2015Jan 07, 2024 difficulty, English, learning, number, online, painful, sentence, time, university, words 10000 words Lately, I have learned 40-60 English words everyday using an online learning site of my university. 10000単語 And yesterday, the Read More