CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Feb 17, 2019 0 Comments bag, body, goods, Italy, money, pickpocket, pocket, rub, sightseeing, steal, tourist, trip, Venice Suri (スリ – Pickpocket) Suri スリ Today is the last day of my stay in Italy, and I will visit Venice. 今日はイタリア滞在の最終日で、ヴェネツィアを訪れる予定です。 In sightseeing Read More
EssayHistorySlangUncorrected Toru Jul 22, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments boat, cheat, cover up, defeat, Edo, quick, sneak, steal Choromakasu (ちょろまかす – Sneaking) Choromakasu ちょろまかす To steal something surreptitiously or to cheat on someone’s money is called ‘choromakasu‘ (ちょろまかす) in Japanese. 人の目をごまかして何かを盗むことや、金銭などをごまかすことを、「ちょろまかす」と言います。 There Read More
EssayProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 19, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments beginning, liar, lie, steal, thief Usotsuki wa dorobou no hajimari (嘘つきは泥棒の始まり – He that will Lie will Steal) Usotsuki wa dorobou no hajimari 嘘つきは泥棒の始まり I think that many people have had a lie at least several times. ほとんどの人は、嘘をついたことがあると思います。 Read More
AnimalCorrectedEssayEtymology Toru Oct 23, 2017Jul 25, 2023 0 Comments cat, country, Doraemon, field, steal, stray cat, wild Noraneko (野良猫 – Stray Cat) Noraneko 野良猫 There are many noraneko (野良猫) in Japan. 日本には、野良猫が沢山います。 A noraneko is a cat that lives where humans live, Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 21, 2016Jan 03, 2024 behavior, cat, Edo period, Japanese, kanji, nekobaba, old woman, sneakily, steal, word Nekobaba Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese word “nekobaba.” ねこばば “Nekobaba” means that someone steals something from others sneakily. Read More