CorrectedEssayHistoryKanjiSlang Toru May 12, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments curse, group, honorific, pronoun, prostitute, respect, school, second-person, you Kisama (貴様 – You!) Kisama 貴様 In Japanese, sama (様) is often used as an honorific for a person. 日本語では、人に対する敬称として「様」がよく使われます。 In addition, ki (貴) Read More
CorrectedEssayHistorySlang Toru Apr 29, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments bad boy, bad girl, disobedience, gang, leader, push, rule, school, society Tsuppari and Sukeban (「ツッパリ」と「スケバン」 – Bad Boy/Girl) Tsuppari and Sukeban 「ツッパリ」と「スケバン」 In my post in the last two days, I introduced the terms furyō (不良) and yankī Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Mar 23, 2019Mar 24, 2019 0 Comments child, children, fly, graduate, independent, leave a nest, nest, parents, pathos, school, society, stand, university Sudatsu (巣立つ – Leaving a Nest) Sudatsu 巣立つ In my yesterday’s post, I used the Japanese word ‘sudatsu‘ (巣立つ). 昨日の投稿の中で、私は「巣立つ」という言葉を使いました。 Since ‘su‘ (巣) menas “nest” and Read More
CultureEssayUncorrected Toru Dec 11, 2018 0 Comments doze, practice, school, sleep, snooze, stay, work Inemuri (居眠り – Snooze/Doze) Inemuri 居眠り Today, I did ‘inemuri‘ (居眠り) for just a few minutes. 私は今日、ほんの数分程「居眠り」をしてしまいました。 Inemuri means to fall asleep unwillingly when Read More
EssayEtymologySlangUncorrected Toru Jul 25, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments exam, failing grade, grade, red, school, score, test, university Akaten (赤点 – Failing Grade) Akaten 赤点 Have you ever gotten an ‘akaten‘ (赤点) on an exam? あなたはテストで「赤点」をとったことがありますか? Since ‘aka‘ (赤) means ‘red’ and ‘ten‘ Read More
CultureEssayHistoryUncorrected Toru Jun 20, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments English, father, French, Meiji, mother, old, school, university Bokou (母校 – Old School) Bokou 母校 I visited my “bokou” (母校) yesterday. 私は昨日、「母校」を訪れました。 Bokou is a school that one’s graduated from, that is, it Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 14, 2017Jan 03, 2024 absent, bereavement, fake, headache, illness, kebyou, school, stomach ache, temporary, work Kebyou (仮病 – Pretended Illness) Kebyou 仮病 In recent years, the number of young people who are absent from school or work due to “kebyou” Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 11, 2016Jan 07, 2024 animation, Blue Monday Syndrome, depressed, economy improve, Japanese economy, Sazae-san, Sazae-san syndrome, school, viewer ratings, work Sazae-san [Part 2] Today, I will finish yesterday’s entry. サザエさん [Part 2] The Japanese national animation “Sazae-san” is broadcasted in the evening every Read More
BusinessDiaryTechnologyTime ManagementUncorrected Toru May 13, 2015Jan 08, 2024 complete, living expenses, request, school, time, venture contest, website design Website Design Recently, I was asked a website design of a venture contest. 先日、私はベンチャーコンテストのホームページ制作を依頼されました。 I didn’t have enough time, but for my Read More