CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 16, 2023Jan 01, 2024 Employment, hikikomori, hikiNEET, homes, independence, NEET, Not in Education, rarely go outside, training, withdraw HikiNEET (ヒキニート – Social Withdrawal and NEET) HikiNEET ヒキニート Yesterday, I introduced the term hikikomori (引きこもり), which means people who withdraw into their homes or rooms and Read More
CorrectedEssayJapanese tradition Toru May 29, 2021Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments red, song, strider, tongue, training, voice, vowel, water strider Amenbo Akaina Aiueo (あめんぼあかいなあいうえお) Amenbo Akaina Aiueo あめんぼあかいなあいうえお In my post yesterday, I introduced the word amenbo (アメンボ), which means “water strider.” 昨日は “water Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 09, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments ash, Buddhism, cover up, deceive, founder, lie, offering, ritual, tell a lie, theory, training, wood Gomakasu (ごまかす – Covering up) Part 2 Gomakasu Part 2 ごまかす Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the term gomakasu (ごまかす), which means to cover up something or Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru May 06, 2019 0 Comments Buddhist term, four-character idiom, monk, mountain, place, play, see, sightseeing, temple, thing, training, Zen Monomi Yusan (物見遊山 – Sightseeing) Monomi Yusan 物見遊山 I would like to do Monomi Yusan (物見遊山) sometimes. たまには「物見遊山」したいものです。 Since mono (物) means “thing,” mi (見) Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Jan 14, 2017Jan 02, 2024 Buddhism, give up, Japanese term, Lang-8, mikka bozu, priest, quit, secular life, three days, training Mikka Bozu Today I will talk about the Japanese term “mikka bozu”. 三日坊主 The literal meaning is “three days guy”, and it Read More