CorrectedEssayProverb Toru Jul 24, 2021Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 1914, cruel, cry, eye, heart, ogre, scary, scene, tears Oni no Me ni mo Namida (鬼の目にも涙 – Tears from the Hardest Heart) Oni no Me ni mo Namida 鬼の目にも涙 Is there anyone around you who is cruel and scary like an ogre? Read More
EssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Oct 31, 2018 0 Comments chagrin, cry, drink, regret, sorrow, swallow, swallow tears, tear, tears Namida wo Nomu (涙を呑む – Swallowing Tears) TNamida wo Nomu 涙を呑む A few days ago, I took an action called ‘namida wo nomu’ (涙を呑む) in Japanese. 私は先日、涙を呑みました。 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 30, 2017Jan 03, 2024 cry, expressions, Heian period, Japan, makura wo nurasu, pillow, sode wo nurasu, sode wo siboru, tears, word association Sode wo Nurasu In Japan, there have been a lot of expressions that use word association since ancient times. 袖を濡らす For example, in Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Jul 02, 2016Jan 06, 2024 cats, forehead, hitai, namida, neko, phrase, quantity, sparrows, suzume, tears Sparrow’s Tears and Cat’s Forehead Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese phrases “suzume no namida” and “neko no hitai.” 雀の涙と猫の額 Suzume means sparrows, Read More
BiologyEssayHealthScienceUncorrected Toru Nov 20, 2015Jan 07, 2024 booger, nasal mucus, runny nose, snot, tears Snot and Booger Today’s topic is a little dirty. 鼻水と鼻くそ I’m sorry in advance. 今日は少し汚い話題です。 Human beings secrete about 946 ml of snot Read More
BiologyEssayHealthScienceUncorrected Toru Nov 02, 2015Jan 07, 2024 emotion, emotions, kidney, sodium excretion, tears Taste of Your Tears Have you ever licked your tears? 涙の味 Actually, the taste of your tears slightly changes depending on your emotion. 涙を舐めたことがありますか? Read More