CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 19, 2021Jan 02, 2024 hitosujinawa, idiom, ikanai, Japanese, meaning, negative, one, rope, standard way, tool Hitosujinawa de wa Ikanai (一筋縄ではいかない – Being Never Easy) Hitosujinawa de wa Ikanai 一筋縄ではいかない When a standard way of doing something does not work, it can be described as Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Sep 26, 2019Sep 26, 2019 0 Comments animal, arrow, fish, fishhook, gift, happiness, harvest, mountain, produce, product, sea, tool Umi no Sachi, Yama no Sachi (海の幸と山の幸) Part 2 Umi no Sachi, Yama no Sachi Part 2 海の幸、山の幸 Part 2 This entry is continuation of yesterday’s post. 今日は昨日の投稿の続きです。 Yesterday, Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Jan 19, 2018Jan 03, 2024 bars, climbing, facility, hashigo, Japan, ladder, pub crawl, tool, visit, はしご酒 Hashigo (はしご – Ladder) Hashigo はしご はしご (hashigo) is a kind of tool that is used to go up to high places, and is Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaProverbUncorrected Toru May 19, 2017Jan 04, 2024 carpenter, chiguhagu, etymology, hammer, harmony, incongruous, Japanese term, master carpenter, nail puller, tool Chiguhagu Today I’d like to talk about the Japanese term “chiguhagu.” ちぐはぐ “Chiguhagu” means that two or more things/people are incongruous, Read More