theory – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru May 08, 2019May 11, 2019 0 Comments bake, change the subject, confection, cover up, flour, gloss over, hollow, lie, mix, sesame, sesame confection, sesame seeds, tell a lie, theory

Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 1

Gomakasu Part 1 ごまかす Part 1 I am not good at doing gomakasu (ごまかす). 私は失敗を「ごまかす」のが苦手です。 Gomakasu means to cover up Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Apr 23, 2019 0 Comments dig, emphasize, essence, foundation, leaf, leaves, rhythm, root, talk, theory, thoroughly

Nehori Hahori (根掘り葉掘り – Thoroughly)

Nehori Hahori 根掘り葉掘り Yesterday, I introduced the term ‘ne mo ha mo nai‘ (根も葉もない), which means that a theory/talk has Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Apr 22, 2019Apr 25, 2019 0 Comments conclusion, foundation, groundless, important, leaf, leaves, nothing, plant, result, root, talk, theory, unfounded

Ne mo Ha mo nai (根も葉もない – Groundless)

Ne mo Ha mo nai 根も葉もない To describe that a theory or talk has no foundation, you can use the Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Feb 25, 2019 0 Comments card, cut, emergency, last resort, measure, strongest, theory, trump

Kirifuda (切り札 – Trump)

Kirifuda 切り札 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘denka no houtou‘ (伝家の宝刀), which means a measure of last Read More

Essay Etymology Slang Uncorrected

Toru Dec 05, 2018 0 Comments chic, incense, insolent, like, push oneself, smell bad, stink, theory, unpopular

Sharakusai(しゃらくさい)

Sharakusai しゃらくさい Today, I used the Japanese phrase, ‘sharakusai‘ (しゃらくさい), which is no longer used very much. 私は今日、最近ではあまり使われない「しゃらくさい」という言葉を口にしました。 ‘Sharakusai’ means Read More