CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 03, 2023Jan 02, 2024 aging, fifty, forty, Gojū Kata, inflamed, movement, Shijū Kata, shoulder, shoulder pain, symptoms Shijū Kata/Gojū Kata (四十肩/五十肩 – Frozen Shoulder) Shijū Kata/Gojū Kata 四十肩/五十肩 Recently, I have felt a pain in my right shoulder when I lift or move my Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Jul 18, 2023Jan 02, 2024 burden, idiom, Japanese, kata, metaphor, ni, oriru, relieved, responsibility, shoulder Kata no Ni ga Oriru (肩の荷が下りる – Taking a Load off One’s Mind) Kata no Ni ga Oriru 肩の荷が下りる Today, I felt relieved of one’s burden a little. 今日、私はほんの少しだけ、負担が軽くなりました。 The concept of having Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru Jun 30, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments hand, help, lend, lend a hand, shoulder, stand up, support Kata wo Kasu (肩を貸す – Lending a Hand) Kata wo Kasu 肩を貸す To assist or help someone is expressed as kata wo kasu (肩を貸す) in Japanese. 誰かを援助したり手助けすることを、「肩を貸す」といいます。 Since 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