EssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jul 05, 2019 0 Comments Amitabha Buddha, Buddha, Buddhist term, depend, other, power, rely, rely on, true, wish, work Tariki Hongan (他力本願 – Relying on Someone) Tariki Hongan 他力本願 Relying on someone or leaving your work to someone is sometimes called tariki hongan (他力本願) in Japanese. Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 04, 2019Jul 04, 2019 0 Comments carry, depend, depend on, huggy, piggyback, rely, rely on, ride, work, wuggy Onbu ni Dakko (おんぶに抱っこ – Completely Relying on Others) Onbu ni Dakko おんぶに抱っこ Yesterday, I introduced the term marunage (丸投げ), which means to leave all the work that you Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Jun 21, 2019 0 Comments at random, bring out, emotionless, let it go, mouth, nonsense, rely on, tale, tall tale Demakase (でまかせ – Tall Tale) Demakase でまかせ I sometimes see a person who say demakase (でまかせ). 私はときどき「でまかせ」を言う人を見かけます。 Demakase means to say something at random, to Read More