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Climate Culture Essay Science Uncorrected

Toru Apr 09, 2016Jan 07, 2024 convective clouds, crosswinds, etymology, ground, hideri-ame, kitsune-no-yomeiri, mountainous areas, rain, rain clouds, rainbows, raindrops, rainfall, scientific occurrence reasons, shining, sun, sunlight, sunny, tenki-ame

Tenki-Ame (Sunny Rain)

Tenki-Ame 天気雨 Yesterday, I talked about the etymology of “kitsune-no-yomeiri (rain when the sun is shining).” 昨日は、狐の嫁入り（日が出ているのに降る雨）の語源について説明しました。 This phenomenon is Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Apr 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Japan, kitsune-no-yomeiri, lantern procession, mountain, rain, sun, traditional, wedding, weird

Kitsune-no-yomeiri (Fox Wedding)

Yesterday, I introduced the phrase “kitsune-no-yomeiri (fox’s wedding),” which means a rain when the sun is shining. 狐の嫁入り Today, I Read More

Climate Essay Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Uncorrected

Toru Apr 07, 2016Jan 07, 2024 autumn rain, drizzle, evening shower, fox's wedding, instant rain, Japan, rain, rainy season, time rain, variety names

Rain in Japan

It rained today. 日本の雨 In Japan, there are many variety names that express rain. 今日は雨が降りました。 Today, I will talk about Read More

Animal Culture Essay Science Uncorrected

Toru Jan 07, 2016Jan 07, 2024 calcium carbonate, concrete walls, rain, snails, teeth

Snails

We often see snails on concrete walls after the rain. カタツムリ Do you know the reason? カタツムリは雨上がりによく、コンクリートの壁で見かけます。 Since snails’ shells Read More

Clothing Diary Personal experience Uncorrected Weather

Toru Jun 03, 2015Jan 08, 2024 blue, home, rain, small mercies, soaked, umbrella

A Rainy Day

Since it rained after a long interval, I went to my university by foot. However, my umbrella was in my Read More

Animal Corrected Culture Diary Essay Etymology History Idiom Japanese tradition

Toru Apr 15, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bad relationship, bad weather, buckets, cats and dogs, cause rains, cause winds, dog weather, dogs and monkeys relationship, European countries, heavens open, hypotheses, pouring, power, rain, Scandinavian myth

Raining Cats and Dogs

Raining Cats and Dogs 土砂降りの雨 Today, there was a temporary downpour. 今日は、一時的に土砂降りでした。 In English, there are some phrases that mean Read More

Culture Diary Etymology Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Jan 25, 2015Jan 06, 2024 Ameotoko, consecutive times, denigrate, joke, lottery winning probability, man, meteorite, one-third probability, precipitation days, probability, rain, raining, rare case, respected, thunderbolt probability, travel, trip

Rain Bringer

Rain Bringer In Japan, there is a word Ameotoko, which means a man whose presence bring on rain in events Read More

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