CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 02, 2023Jan 02, 2024 adverb, hari no mushiro, irrelevant, Japanese, literal meaning, matting, needle, painful, phrase, sit Hari no Mushiro (針のむしろ – Bed of Nails) Hari no Mushiro 針のむしろ A bed of nails or a difficult situation with no rest at all is sometimes described Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 09, 2019Jun 11, 2019 0 Comments behavior, butt, hasty, hip, play around, shorten, sit, thoughtless, woman Shiri ga Karui (尻が軽い – Hasty) Shiri ga Karui 尻が軽い I do not like people who are described as shiri ga karui (尻が軽い). 私は「尻が軽い」人があまり好きではありません。 ‘Shiri ga Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 07, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments enemy, foot, samurai, sit, trouser, trousers, wear How to Wear Trousers How to Wear Trousers ズボンの履き方 I heard that most Westerners pass both their legs through trousers at the same time Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Mar 18, 2018Jan 02, 2024 beauty, flower, Japanese phrase, Paeoniae lactiflora, sit, stand, tateba shakuyaku, uba zakura, walk, woman Tateba Shakuyaku, Suwareba Botan, Aruku Sugata wa Yuri no Hana (立てば芍薬、座れば牡丹、歩く姿は百合の花) Part 1 Tateba Shakuyaku, Suwareba Botan, Aruku Sugata wa Yuri no Hana 立てば芍薬、座れば牡丹、歩く姿は百合の花 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to that 姥桜 Read More
CultureEssayHealthJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 30, 2016Jan 07, 2024 anus, bend down, constipation, excrement, footrest, Japanese-style toilets, rectum, relax, sit, Western-style toilets How to Sit on a Toilet I prefer Western-style toilets that you can sit on to Japanese-style toilets that you have to bend down, because I Read More