progress – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jun 29, 2023Jan 02, 2024 difficult, etymology, heavy waist, Japanese idiom, lift, literal meaning, omoi koshi wo ageru, progress, stand up, task

Omoi Koshi wo Ageru (重い腰を上げる – Bestiring Oneself)

Omoi Koshi wo Ageru 重い腰を上げる Today I finally started working on a task I had been putting off. 私は今日、先延ばしにしていた仕事にようやく取り掛かりました。 Such Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Apr 11, 2023Jan 02, 2024 change, four-character, idiom, isshin ittai, Japanese, meaning, niten santen, progress, regression, unstable

Isshin Ittai and Niten Santen (一進一退と二転三転 – Back-and-Forth and Change Again and Again)

Isshin Ittai and Niten Santen 「一進一退」と「二転三転」 The four-character idiom isshin ittai (一進一退) describes that things do not progress smoothly or Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Mar 11, 2019 0 Comments 99%, a hundred to one, completeness, nine, possibility, probability, progress, ratio, unit

Kubu Kurin (九分九厘 – A Hundred to One)

Kubu Kurin 九分九厘 Yesterday, I introduced you to the four-character idiom ‘jucchū hakku‘ (十中八九), which means that the probability is Read More

Essay Idiom Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Nov 26, 2018 0 Comments day, four-character idiom, improve, information, information technology, month, progress, security, stride, walk

Nisshin Geppo (日進月歩 – Fast Progressing)

Nisshin Geppo 日進月歩 Information technology, especially security technology, continually progresses day by day. 情報技術、特にセキュリティに関する技術は、日に日に絶えず進歩しています。 When describing such a fact, we Read More