CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Jan 17, 2018Jan 03, 2024 buildings, cicadas, containers, Japanese, monuke no kara, nukeru, shell, slough, snakes, verb Monuke no Kara (もぬけの殻 – Completely Empty) Monuke no Kara もぬけの殻 If there are completely no people in a building, the situation is called もぬけの殻 (monuke no Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 02, 2016Jan 03, 2024 frogs, Japanese proverb, mucus, natural enemies, niramareta, sansukumi, scissors-paper-rock, snakes, three-way standoff, venom Hebi ni Niramareta Kaeru (A Frog Aimed by a Snake) Hebi ni Niramareta Kaeru 蛇に睨まれた蛙 Today I will talk about the Japanese proverb “hebi ni niramareta kaeru.” 今日は「蛇に睨まれた蛙」ということわざを紹介します。 The literal Read More