CorrectedEssayHistorySlang Toru Apr 29, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments bad boy, bad girl, disobedience, gang, leader, push, rule, school, society Tsuppari and Sukeban (「ツッパリ」と「スケバン」 – Bad Boy/Girl) Tsuppari and Sukeban 「ツッパリ」と「スケバン」 In my post in the last two days, I introduced the terms furyō (不良) and yankī Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Mar 23, 2019Mar 24, 2019 0 Comments child, children, fly, graduate, independent, leave a nest, nest, parents, pathos, school, society, stand, university Sudatsu (巣立つ – Leaving a Nest) Sudatsu 巣立つ In my yesterday’s post, I used the Japanese word ‘sudatsu‘ (巣立つ). 昨日の投稿の中で、私は「巣立つ」という言葉を使いました。 Since ‘su‘ (巣) menas “nest” and Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Jan 08, 2019 0 Comments assemble, company, fellow, gather, group, Meiji, organization, profit, society Kaisha (会社 – Company) Kaisha 会社 Most adults work at ‘kaisha‘ (会社). 多くの大人は、「会社」で働いています。 ‘Kaisha’ is an organization established for the purpose of profit and Read More