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
ChinaEssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Sep 28, 2019Sep 30, 2019 0 Comments four-character idiom, Mao Zedong, negative exemplar, other side, reflection, speech, teacher Hanmen Kyōshi (反面教師 – A Negative Exemplar) Hanmen Kyōshi 反面教師 There are many people and things that can be described as hanmen kyōshi (反面教師) in the world. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Jul 03, 2017Jan 03, 2024 body parts, communication, differences, English, expressions, idioms, Japanese, mouth, speech, tongue Mouth and Tongue There are many idioms that use a part of a body in both English and Japanese. 口と舌 Today I found Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Jan 24, 2017Jan 02, 2024 flattery, gibberish, Japanese, obekka, obenchara, polisher, prefix, speech, term Obenchara (Empty Flattery) Obenchara おべんちゃら Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “obenchara.” 今日は「おべんちゃら」という日本語を紹介します。 “Obenchara” means to say empty flattery Read More