CorrectedEssayProverb Toru Jul 06, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments cold, dividend, good result, long time, on, patience, perseverance, stone, three, top, warm, year Ishi no Ue ni mo San-nen (石の上にも三年 – Perseverance Pays Dividends) Ishi no Ue ni mo San-nen 石の上にも三年 Today I would like to introduce a Japanese proverb, ishi no ue ni Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 12, 2019 0 Comments cooperate, leg, participant, people, person, purpose, race, runner, strap, three, three-legged race, two Ninin Sankyaku (二人三脚 – Cooperating with One Another) Ninin Sankyaku 二人三脚 We say ninin sankyaku (二人三脚) to describe that two people sharing the same purpose cooperate. 誰かと二人で協力して物事に取り組むことを、「二人三脚」と表現することがあります。 Ni Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomUncorrected Toru Jun 10, 2019 0 Comments bundle, cheap, currency unit, dirt cheap, four-character idiom, sandal, secondhand bookstore, three, two, value Nisoku Sanmon (二束三文 – Dirt Cheap) Nisoku Sanmon 二束三文 Previously, I went to a secondhand bookstore to sell my books, but they became nisoku sanmon (二束三文). Read More
DiaryEssayProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 16, 2018 0 Comments fail, four, interview, job, job interview, pass, sincerity, three, times Sandome no Shōjiki (三度目の正直 – The Third Time’s the Charm) Sandome no Shōjiki 三度目の正直 Recently I have been looking for a new job. 私はここ最近、就職活動をしていました。 Unfortunately, I failed in job interviews Read More