quiet – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Oct 08, 2023Jan 01, 2024 calm, desires, enjoy, free, idiom, life, quiet, relaxed, troubles, yūyū jiteki

Yūyū Jiteki (悠々自適 – Leisurely)

Yūyū Jiteki 悠々自適 Someday, I would like to live a life that is described as yūyū jiteki (悠々自適). 私はいつか「悠々自適」な生活を送りたいです。 Yūyū Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 25, 2021Jan 02, 2024 abbreviation, Benkei, bossy, internet, netto Benkei, quiet, real world, slang, strong, uchi Benkei

Netto Benkei (ネット弁慶 – Keyboard Warrior)

Netto Benkei ネット弁慶 In my post two days ago, I introduced the term uchi Benkei (内弁慶), which means a person Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 24, 2021Jan 02, 2024 attitude, bossy, Buddhist bodhisattvas, inside, insulting nuance, Jizō Bosatsu, outside, quiet, soto Jizō, uchi Benkei

Uchi Benkei no Soto Jizō (内弁慶の外地蔵 – A Lion at Home and a Mouse Abroad)

Uchi Benkei no Soto Jizō 内弁慶の外地蔵 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the term uchi Benkei (内弁慶), which means a person Read More

Corrected Essay Etymology Idiom

Toru Mar 22, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments auspicious, bird, call, cuckoo, echo, mountain, old, prosperous, quiet, town

Kankodori (閑古鳥 – Cuckoo)

Kankodori 閑古鳥 In my post yesterday, I explained that cuckoos are not very auspicious in Japan. 昨日の投稿で、「カッコウ」は日本であまり縁起が良くないと説明しました。 A cuckoo is Read More

Culture Essay Uncorrected

Toru Sep 18, 2019 0 Comments animal, black, dog, dolphin, light, lighter, quiet, riddle, silence, silent, white

Interesting Riddles Part 2

Interesting Riddles Part 2 面白いなぞなぞ Part 2 Today I will give you two famous/interesting Japanese nazonazo (なぞなぞ – “Riddle”). 今日は、二つのなぞなぞを出します。 Read More