term – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jan 21, 2024Jan 23, 2024 daily conversation, henchmen, Japanese language, meaning, organization, shatei, term, yakuza, younger brother

Shatei (舎弟 – Henchman)

Shatei 舎弟 Someone’s younger brother or someone treated like a younger brother can be referred to as shatei (舎弟). 自分の弟や、弟のように扱う関係の人のことを、「舎弟」と言うことがあります。 Read More

Culture Diary Essay Idiom Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 26, 2023Jan 01, 2024 Christmas, Heijō Unten, Japanese, normal operation, public transportation, routine, term, Tsūjō, usual, work

Heijō Unten (平常運転 – As Usual)

Heijō Unten 平常運転 Today is Christmas, but I have no special plans besides work; in other words, it is heijō Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 14, 2023Jan 02, 2024 bokyahin, Japanese, language, literal meaning, obselete, poor, slang, study, term, vocabulary

Bokyahin (ボキャ貧 – Limited Vocabulary)

Bokyahin ボキャ貧 Over the past two days, I introduced slang terms that mean limited vocabulary. 昨日と一昨日に、語彙力が不足していることを意味する表現を紹介しました。 There is another similar Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Nov 29, 2023Jan 01, 2024 devoted, direction, hitamuki, Japanese, mind, passion, perseverance, sincerity, single-minded, term

Hitamuki (ひたむき – Single-Minded)

Hitamuki ひたむき The Japanese term hitamuki (ひたむき) is used to describe a person who is single-mindedly devoted to a particular Read More

Corrected Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang

Toru Nov 21, 2023Jan 08, 2024 critical hit, Dragon Quest, feeling, heart, Japanese, kaishin, modify, noun, satisfaction, term

Kaishin (会心 – Satisfaction)

Kaishin 会心 The Japanese term kaishin (会心) is used to describe the feeling of satisfaction when things turn out the Read More

Culture Diary Essay Idiom Onomatopoeia Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Oct 16, 2023Jan 01, 2024 become, gradually, Japanese, jiri jiri, jirihin, mazushiku, naru, onomatopoeic, poor, term

Jirihin (ジリ貧 – Gradually Becoming Poor)

Jirihin ジリ貧 I could say that I am in a situation described with the term jirihin (ジリ貧). 私は「ジリ貧」の状態にあると言えます。 Jirihin is Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 11, 2023Jan 02, 2024 arigata meiwaku, favor, goodwill, grateful, inconvenience, intentions, Japanese, kindness, literal meaning, term

Arigata Meiwaku (ありがた迷惑 – Misplaced Kindness)

Arigata Meiwaku ありがた迷惑 Have you ever felt inconvenienced by someone’s actions of favor or kindness? 他人からの好意や親切心による行動が、迷惑に感じられた経験はありますか？ Such a situation can Read More