CultureEssaySlangUncorrected Toru Jun 08, 2019 0 Comments dangerous, narrow view, problem, smartphone, smartphone zombie, surroundings, use, walking, zombie Aruki Sumaho (歩きスマホ – Smartphone Zombie) Aruki Sumaho 歩きスマホ In accordance with the prevalence of smartphones, aruki sumaho (歩きスマホ) has become a big problem in the Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 09, 2019Feb 09, 2019 0 Comments act, anger, bump, calmness, direction, eight, hit, misdirected, surroundings, unrelated people Yatsuatari (八つ当たり – Misdirected Anger) Yatsuatari 八つ当たり Today, I did an act called ‘yatsuatari‘ (八つ当たり). 私は今日、「八つ当たり」をしました(反省しています)。 ‘Yatsuatari’ means that when you get angry with something, Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jan 02, 2019 0 Comments animal symbol, boar, consequence, head, proceed, purpose, reckless, recklessly, rush, rush headlong, straight, surroundings, wildly, zodiac Chototsu Moushin (猪突猛進 – Rushing Recklessly) Chototsu Moushin 猪突猛進 Since the animal symbol of this year is the boar (猪/亥 – read as ‘inoshishi/i‘), these days Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Jun 17, 2017Jan 03, 2024 action, adverb, curiously, eyeballs, gyoro gyoro, keenly, kyoro kyoro, noun, onomatopoeia, surroundings Kyoro kyoro (きょろきょろ) Kyoro kyoro きょろきょろ Have you ever gazed your surroundings with no cease, while turning to the right and the left Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Oct 31, 2016Jan 06, 2024 abbreviation, abekobe, close place, Edo period, faraway place, mirror, opposite, reverse, surroundings, various places Abekobe Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese word “abekobe”. あべこべ “Abekobe” means “opposite” or “reverse”, and this has been Read More