CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 24, 2017Jan 03, 2024 Asakusa, chacha wo ireru, cooling down, craftsmen, hiyakasu, idiom, Japanese, prostitutes, tease, Yoshiwara Hiyakasu (冷やかす – Bantering) Hiyakasu 冷やかす Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese idiom, “chacha wo ireru” (茶々を入れる), which means to tease someone by saying something Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Oct 12, 2016Jan 06, 2024 drink a thousand needles, fingers, genman, hari senbon nomasu, immitation, Japanese children, promise, prostitutes, ten thousands fists, yubikiri Yubikiri Genman (Pinky Promise) Yubikiri Genman 指切りげんまん Japanese children say “yubikiri genman uso tsuitara hari senbon nomasu” while crossing their little fingers when they Read More