EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 13, 2019 0 Comments bind up, brace, feeling, feelings, heart, mind, occasion, roll up, sleeves, stomach, tie, tie up Hara wo Kukuru (腹をくくる – Bracing Oneself) Hara wo Kukuru 腹をくくる Following yesterday and the day before yesterday, I would like to talk about an idiom that Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 03, 2017Jan 03, 2024 assistance, clothes, earnest, hitohada nugu, Japanese, kimono, meaning, skin, sleeves, take off Hitohada Nugu (一肌脱ぐ – Giving Someone A Helping Hand) Have you ever give assistance to someone in earnest? 一肌脱ぐ Such an act is called “hitohada nugu” (一肌脱ぐ) in Japanese. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Nov 05, 2015Jan 07, 2024 army, buttons, invade, Napoleon, reason, runny nose, Russia, school uniforms, shame, sleeves Buttons on Sleeves of School Uniforms Today, I learned the reason why buttons are put on sleeves of school uniforms. 学生服の袖ボタン It was occurred when Napoleon’s Read More