EssayEtymologySlangUncorrected Toru Sep 02, 2019 0 Comments chef, conveyor, conveyor belt sushi, high-class sushi, restaurant, rotate, sushi, sushi chef, sushi restaurant, sushi train, sushi-go-round Mawaranai Sushi (回らない寿司) Part 2 Mawaranai Sushi Part 2 回らない寿司 Part 2 This entry continues from yesterday’s one. この投稿は、昨日の投稿の続きです。 The name of kaiten zushi (回転寿司 Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2019Sep 02, 2019 0 Comments antonym, birthday, cuisine, eat, rotate, suffix, sushi Mawaranai Sushi (回らない寿司) Part 1 Mawaranai Sushi Part 1 回らない寿司 Part 1 September 1st was my birthday, so my friend and I did something special. Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Feb 28, 2019 0 Comments cut, feel the wind, lower, proudly, rise, rotate, run, shoulder, strut, swagger, swiftly, walk, wind Kaze wo Kiru (風を切る – Feeling the Wind) Kaze wo Kiru 風を切る To walk, run, or rotate swiftly can be described as ‘kaze wo kiru‘ (風を切る) in Japanese. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Mar 24, 2018Jan 02, 2024 change, etymology, Japanese term, kawariban, kawaribanko, rotate, sequential order, steelworkers, Switch, かわりばんこ Kawaribanko (かわりばんこ – Switching) Kawaribanko かわりばんこ When people switch or change places repeatedly, we refer to the action as the Japanese term かわりばんこ (kawaribanko). Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jul 04, 2016Jan 06, 2024 force, hineru, Japanese, nejiru, nuances, puzzle over, rotate, tricky, twist, verbs Nejiru and Hineru (Twist) Nejiru and Hineru 「ねじる」と「ひねる」 Today, I’d like to explain the difference between the Japanese verbs “nejiru” and “hineru,” which have Read More