CultureEssayHistoryIdiomKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Oct 06, 2023Jan 01, 2024 beginning, Buddhist Scriptures, Chinese origin, dragon, end, four-character idiom, kotō dabi, ryūtō dabi, snake, tiger Ryūtō Dabi (竜頭蛇尾 – Anticlimax) Ryūtō Dabi 竜頭蛇尾 A situation where one starts off impressively but loses momentum at the end can be expressed with Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 29, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bowel, child, discharge, Edo, evacuate, jerry, oval gold coin, portable indoor toilet, potty, tiger, urine, wood Omaru (おまる – Jerry/Potty) Omaru おまる In Japan, we call portable indoor toilets ‘omaru‘ (おまる). 室内用の携帯型便器のことを、日本語で「おまる」と言います。 ‘O‘ (お) is a polite prefix, and ‘maru‘ Read More
AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jan 07, 2018Jan 03, 2024 cherish, child, feline, Japanese, meaning, nest egg, nurture, term, tiger, tora no ko Tora no Ko (虎の子 – Precious Thing) Tora no Ko 虎の子 Do you have any important things that you never want to let go? 大切にしていて、絶対に手放したくないものはありますか? Such things Read More
AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru May 18, 2015Jan 08, 2024 3m, 400 kilograms, catshark, confusing, Japanese, names, shark, species, stripe patterns, surface, tiger, Tiger Shark, translation, イタチザメ, トラザメ, ナヌカザメ, ネコザメ Tiger Shark Tiger Shark, included in one of the largest shark species, grows up to about 3m length and weigh about 400 Read More