EssayUncorrected Toru Jun 10, 2021Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments get stuck, hand, intention, polite, raise, resist, situation, surrender Oteage (お手上げ – Getting Stuck) Oteage お手上げ When you get stuck or surrender, it can be expressed as oteage (お手上げ) in Japanese. 行き詰まってどうしようもなくなることや、降参することを、「お手上げ」と表現することがあります。 Since o Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Mar 27, 2019Mar 28, 2019 0 Comments attack, become, devil, drowsy, get sleepy, guess, passive, resist, sleepiness, sleepy Suima ni Osowareru (睡魔に襲われる – Getting Sleepy) Suima ni Osowareru 睡魔に襲われる I am very sleepy now. 私は今、とても眠たいです。 When you become very drowsy or sleepy, it can be Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 31, 2019 0 Comments against, attack, defy, enemy, ground, particle, prod, resist, shield, talk back, thrust Tatetsuku (盾突く – Defying) Tatetsuku 盾突く To resist or talk back to a person of higher rank is referred to as ‘tatetsuku‘ (盾突く) in Read More