EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Mar 02, 2019 0 Comments child, children, envious, enviously, finger, index finger, put in, suck, want Yubi wo Kuwaeru (指をくわえる – Enviously) Yubi wo Kuwaeru 指をくわえる When you can’t do anything while feeling envious of something, it can be described as ‘yubi Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 16, 2019 0 Comments hard time, hot, juice, lick, sour, spicy, suck, sweet Shinsan wo Nameru (辛酸を嘗める – Having a Hard Time) Shinsan wo Nameru 辛酸を嘗める Yesterday, I introduced the idiom ‘amai shiru wo suu‘ (甘い汁を吸う), which means to get profits without Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 15, 2019 0 Comments delicious, juice, line one's pockets, profit, soup, struggle, suck, sweet Amai Shiru wo Suu (甘い汁を吸う – Lining One’s Pockets) Amai Shiru wo Suu 甘い汁を吸う There are people who take an action which is expressed as ‘amai shiru wo suu‘ Read More