CorrectedEssayProverb Toru Jul 24, 2021Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 1914, cruel, cry, eye, heart, ogre, scary, scene, tears Oni no Me ni mo Namida (鬼の目にも涙 – Tears from the Hardest Heart) Oni no Me ni mo Namida 鬼の目にも涙 Is there anyone around you who is cruel and scary like an ogre? Read More
CorrectedDiaryEtymologyIdiom Toru Feb 26, 2021May 31, 2021 0 Comments beauty, breath, breathtaking, drink, Lake Baikal, landscape, nature, scene, swallow, video, work Iki wo Nomu Utsukushisa (息を呑む美しさ – Breathtaking Beauty) Iki wo Nomu Utsukushisa 息を呑む美しさ Lately, I work while natural landscape videos on a display installed at the back of Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru Apr 08, 2019Jun 09, 2023 0 Comments 1571, betray, bite, cherish, child, do harm, favor, feed, gratitude, hand, harm, parents, return, scene, take care On wo Ada de Kaesu (恩を仇で返す – Biting the Hand that Feeds One) On wo Ada de Kaesu 恩を仇で返す Have you ever returned someone’s kindness by doing harm to them rather than being Read More
CultureEssayOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Aug 25, 2017Jan 03, 2024 animated movie, Blu-ray, father, Johnny, scene, sing, spoiler alert, video Oi (おい – Hey) Recently, I watched the animated movie, “Sing.” おい When I watched it repeatedly on Blu-ray, I found that Johnny and Read More
AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 22, 2017Jan 06, 2024 autumn, bird, etymology, Japanese white-eye, line up, mejiro oshi, push, scene, tree branch, winter Mejiro Oshi Today I will talk about the Japanese term “mejiro oshi.” 目白押し “Mejiro” means “Japanese white-eye,” “oshi” means “to push,” and Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jul 23, 2016Jan 06, 2024 google images, Japanese, komorebi, language, leaves, nature, Polish, scene, sunlight, trees Komorebi Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese word “komorebi,” which is one of my favorite words. 木漏れ日 The komorebi Read More