taste – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Sep 05, 2023Jan 01, 2024 aku ga nukeru, cooking, dish, Japanese idiom, lye, metaphor, negative aspects, personality, refined, taste

Aku ga Nukeru (灰汁が抜ける – Becoming Refined)

Aku ga Nukeru 灰汁が抜ける The Japanese idiom, aku ga nukeru (灰汁が抜ける), describes that someone’s personality or appearance loses its negative Read More

Culture Essay Food Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Jul 16, 2023Jan 02, 2024 bean paste, doctor, experience, Japanese, miso, old, proverb, taste, trustworthy, valuable

Isha to Miso wa Furui hodo Yoi (医者と味噌は古いほどよい – Experience Counts)

Isha to Miso wa Furui hodo Yoi 医者と味噌は古いほどよい People and things that have experienced long years can be valuable and Read More

Essay Uncorrected

Toru Jun 03, 2021Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments again, experience, feel, get, situation, taste

Aji wo Shimeru (味をしめる – Getting a Taste)

Aji wo Shimeru 味をしめる Have you ever had an experience where something went well and you expected it to be Read More

Essay Slang Uncorrected

Toru Nov 13, 2018Nov 13, 2018 0 Comments adjective, dish, doubt, doubtless, error, mistake, product, taste

Machigai-Nai (間違いない – Doubtless)

Machigainai 間違いない Today, I saw an advertisement saying that ‘Machigai-nai *** desu’ (間違いない○○です) in my university. 今日、「間違いない○○です」と書かれた広告を見かけました。 ‘Machigai’ (間違い) means Read More

Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 10, 2018 0 Comments but, compliment, excellent, horse, jade, look, lucky item, read sea bream, rot, taste, value

Kusattemo Tai (腐っても鯛 – A Good Horse Becomes Never a Jade)

Kusattemo Tai 腐っても鯛 Truly excellent things or people would not lose their original value, even if they got somewhat worse. Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Idiom Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Oct 08, 2017Jan 03, 2024 best thing, Buddhist term, cow, daigomi, high-grade milk product, Japanese terms, sheep, taste, true pleasure, yogurt

Daigomi (醍醐味 – The True Pleasure)

Daigomi 醍醐味 There are several Japanese terms that describe a pleasure. 面白さを形容する言葉にはさまざまなものがあります。 Today I’d like to talk about “daigomi” (醍醐味) Read More