CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru May 08, 2023Jan 02, 2024 atmosphere, graceful, iwanu ga hana, Japanese, literal meaning, modesty, proverb, say less, silence, speech Iwanu ga Hana (言わぬが花 – Silence Is Gold) Iwanu ga Hana 言わぬが花 Sometimes it is better to be modest and say less rather than saying everything that comes Read More
CultureEssayUncorrected Toru Sep 18, 2019 0 Comments animal, black, dog, dolphin, light, lighter, quiet, riddle, silence, silent, white Interesting Riddles Part 2 Interesting Riddles Part 2 面白いなぞなぞ Part 2 Today I will give you two famous/interesting Japanese nazonazo (なぞなぞ – “Riddle”). 今日は、二つのなぞなぞを出します。 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaProverbUncorrected Toru May 24, 2017Jan 04, 2024 agreement, argument, crane, influence, opinion, silence, sparrow, statement, suzume no senkoe, tsuru no hitokoe Tsuru no Hitokoe When discussing with a lot of people, it’s difficult to reach agreement. 鶴の一声 In such a case, a person of Read More