rest – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Dec 08, 2023Jan 08, 2024 body, bone, fatigue, heal, hot spring, Japanese, kyūka, kyūkei, metaphor, rest

Hone Yasume (骨休め – Relaxation)

Hone Yasume 骨休め The concept of resting one’s body and healing fatigue is sometimes described as hone yasume (骨休め) in Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Aug 27, 2023Jan 01, 2024 beautiful things, beauty, eye, health, Japanese phrase, literal meaning, me no hoyo, pretty, refreshment, rest

Me no Hoyō (目の保養 – Feasting to One’s Eyes)

Me no Hoyō 目の保養 The concept of enjoying looking at beautiful or pretty things can be described with the Japanese Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 12, 2021Jan 02, 2024 baka, comics, idiot, ie, meaning, movies, phrase, rest, say, yasumi

Baka mo Yasumi Yasumi Ie (馬鹿も休み休み言え – Stop Talking Nonsense)

Baka mo Yasumi Yasumi Ie 馬鹿も休み休み言え When someone says many ridiculous things, the following phrase may help you. ふざけたことばかり言う人に対しては、次のフレーズを使うとよいかもしれません。 Baka Read More

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Aug 24, 2019Aug 26, 2019 0 Comments air, balance, body, break, breath, breather, life, live, performance, refresh, relax, release, rest, tension, work

Ikinuki (息抜き – Breather)

Ikinuki 息抜き People need ikinuki (息抜き) in their lives. 人が生きていく上で、「息抜き」は必要不可欠です。 Ikinuki means to rest, relax or refresh for a while Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru May 17, 2019Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments assume, chair, employee, female, get married, housewife, job, lower back, makeshift job, married, place, position, rest, stand, tired, walk

Koshikake (腰掛け – Chair/Makeshift Job)

Koshikake 腰掛け People often use koshikake (腰掛け) when getting tired from walking or standing. 歩くことや立つことに疲れたら、よく「腰掛け」を使います。 Koshi (腰) means “lower back,” Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Jan 30, 2019 0 Comments concentrate, effort, make an effort, negative, prefix, rest, sleep, with no, without

Fumin Fukyū (不眠不休 – Without Sleep or Rest)

Fumin Fukyū 不眠不休 When you do something without sleeping or resting, it is referred to as ‘fumin fukyū‘ (不眠不休) in Read More

Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Dec 02, 2018 0 Comments go to bed, good night, greeting, night, please, polite, prefix, rest, sleep

Oyasumi (おやすみ – Good Night)

Oyasumi おやすみ The most common phrase used when you go to bed in Japan is ‘oyasumi‘ (おやすみ). 日本の就寝時の挨拶でもっとも一般的なのは「おやすみ」です。 If you Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jan 12, 2018Jan 03, 2024 active, exhausted, hetoheto, Japanese, kutakuta, onomatopoeia, rest, shabby, tired, tiredness

Kutakuta and Hetoheto (「くたくた」と「へとへと」 – Exhausted)

Kutakuta and Hetoheto 「くたくた」と「へとへと」 There are Japanese onomatopoeia, くたくた (kutakuta) and へとへと (hetoheto), both of which mean that someone is Read More

Diary Gaming Health Uncorrected

Toru Jun 04, 2017Jan 03, 2024 cold, excited, games, gaming, Legend of Zelda, Mario Kart, Nintendo Switch, play, rest, sore throat

Nintendo Switch

I finally bought a Nintendo Switch yesterday. ニンテンドースイッチ Software that I bought at the same time were The Legend of Read More