CultureDiaryEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Dec 23, 2023Jan 01, 2024 celebration, custom, exchanging greetings, greeting card, indebted, Japanese, nengajō, New Year, relatives, tradition Nengajō (年賀状 – New Year’s Greeting Card): Part 1 Nengajō: Part 1 年賀状 Part 1 Today, I wrote nengajō (年賀状). 私は今日、年賀状を書きました。 Nengajō is a traditional Japanese greeting card for Read More
CorrectedCultureEssayIdiomJapanese tradition Toru Nov 25, 2023Jan 08, 2024 azukeru, entrust, footwear, geta, idiom, Japanese, meaning, responsibility, tradition, trust Geta wo Azukeru (下駄を預ける – Leaving the Matter) Geta wo Azukeru 下駄を預ける The act of entrusting someone with the handling and responsibility of something is referred to as Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiLanguageUncorrected Toru Oct 05, 2023Jan 01, 2024 debate, Japanese, kagami, kangamiru, kanji, mirror, model, particle, reference, tradition Kangamiru (鑑みる – Reflecting On) Kangamiru 鑑みる To consider something with reference to examples is called kangamiru (鑑みる) in Japanese. 先例に照らして何かを考えることを、「鑑みる」と言います。 Kangamiru was created by Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 10, 2023Jan 01, 2024 Analects, Confucius, etiquette, interpersonal, Japanese, mindful, proverb, relationship, respectful, tradition Shitashiki Naka ni mo Reigi Ari (親しき仲にも礼儀あり – Good Fences Make Good Neighbors) Shitashiki Naka ni mo Reigi Ari 親しき仲にも礼儀あり No matter how close the relationship, there are some etiquettes that should be Read More
ClimateCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 28, 2021Jan 02, 2024 autumn, comfort, grow fat, harvest, horses, Japanese, phrase, sky high, ten takaku uma koyuru aki, tradition Ten Takaku Uma Koyuru Aki (天高く馬肥ゆる秋 – Autumn with the Sky Clear and Blue, and Horses Growing Stout) Ten Takaku Uma Koyuru Aki 天高く馬肥ゆる秋 Comfortable weather in autumn is sometimes described as ten takaku uma koyuru aki (天高く馬肥ゆる秋) Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 14, 2021Jan 02, 2024 advice, filial, gone, Japanese, meaning, parents, proverb, regrets, tradition, want Oyakōkō Shitai Toki ni wa Oya wa Nashi (親孝行したいときには親はなし – When One Would Be Filial, One’s Parents Are Gone) Oyakōkō Shitai Toki ni wa Oya wa Nashi 親孝行したいときには親はなし In yesterday’s post, I introduced the proverb ishi ni futon wa Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 20, 2021Jan 02, 2024 aid, economic blockade, enemy, Japanese, Kenshin Uesugi, salt, Sengoku period, Shingen Takeda, teki ni shio wo okuru, tradition Teki ni Shio wo Okuru (敵に塩を送る – Helping One’s Enemy in Difficulty) Teki ni Shio wo Okuru 敵に塩を送る When you help your enemy in trouble or distress, it is called teki ni Read More
CultureEssayFoodIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 06, 2021Jan 02, 2024 amateurs, expert, Japanese proverb, mochi, mochiya, plumbing, quality, repair, rice cake, tradition Mochi wa Mochiya (餅は餅屋 – The Expert Know Best) Mochi wa Mochiya 餅は餅屋 No matter what the work is, the expert will always do a much better quality job Read More
EssayEtymologyFEATUREDJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 24, 2019 0 Comments emergency, family, generation, heirloom, house, last resort, measure, pass down, sword, tradition, treasure Denka no Houtou (伝家の宝刀 – A Last Resort) Denka no Houtou 伝家の宝刀 A measure of last resort that you use in an emergency is referred to as ‘denka Read More