CultureEssayUncorrected Toru Aug 05, 2019 0 Comments capsule, capsule hotel, comfort, hotel, irritate, money, narrow, noise, problem, save, security, snoring, stack, stay, Tokyo Capsule Hotel (カプセルホテル) Capsule Hotel カプセルホテル Have you ever stayed at a capsule hotel (カプセルホテル)? カプセルホテルに泊まったことはありますか? There are many capsule hotels in Japan, Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jan 01, 2019 0 Comments god, greet, holiday, home, incoming year, New Year, New Year's holiday, sleep, stay Neshōgatsu(寝正月 – Staying at Home during the New Year’s Holiday) Neshōgatsu 寝正月 Happy New Year. あけましておめでとうございます。 This year I have done ‘neshōgatsu‘ (寝正月). 今年は「寝正月」をしました。 ‘Ne‘ (寝) means “sleep” and ‘shōgatsu‘ Read More
CultureEssayUncorrected Toru Dec 11, 2018 0 Comments doze, practice, school, sleep, snooze, stay, work Inemuri (居眠り – Snooze/Doze) Inemuri 居眠り Today, I did ‘inemuri‘ (居眠り) for just a few minutes. 私は今日、ほんの数分程「居眠り」をしてしまいました。 Inemuri means to fall asleep unwillingly when Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Dec 08, 2018 0 Comments character, fat, go out, houseplant, negative, property, reliability, spirit, stay Debushō (出不精 – Houseplant) Debushō 出不精 These days, I may have begun to have a property called ‘debushō‘ (出不精). 私は最近、「出不精」の性質が現れてきたかもしれません。 ‘Debushō’ means to stay Read More