CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 14, 2023Jan 01, 2024 body, future, gei wa mi wo tasukeru, help, hone, Japanese proverb, pride, skill, special skill, tasukeru Gei wa Mi wo Tasukeru (芸は身を助ける – Art Brings Bread) Gei wa Mi wo Tasukeru 芸は身を助ける Do you have a special skill that you can take pride in? 人に誇ることのできる特技はありますか? Such 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 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
Daily LifeDiaryFamilyFoodUncorrected Toru Mar 01, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cheerful, day off, depressed, dinner, documents, fiscal year, gratitude, helpful, lovely, lunch, mother, new life, people, pride, supplies, Tokyo, youthful Tasks in Tokyo Today, I took a day off from work, and went to Tokyo. 東京での作業 This is because I had to make Read More