EssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 20, 2019 0 Comments decoration, get ahead, house, job, pillar, raise, roof, situation, title, university, wealthy Udatsu ga Agaranai (うだつが上がらない – Never Get Ahead) Udatsu ga Agaranai うだつが上がらない I will move to a different university in a few months, but my title will not Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jan 08, 2017Jan 03, 2024 building, construction, Japanese event, kanji, kokera otoshi, opening festivities, persimmons, roof, theater, wood chips Kokera Otoshi (Dropping Chips of Wood) Kokera Otoshi こけら落とし Today I will talk about the Japanese event called “kokera otoshi”. 今日は「こけら落とし」と呼ばれる催しを紹介します。 “Kokera otoshi” is the first Read More