CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru May 14, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments attack, catch off, cut, despicable, dirty, guard, head, neck, scratch, sleep, trick Nekubi wo Kaku (寝首をかく – Catching Someone off Guard) Nekubi wo Kaku 寝首を掻く Getting caught off guard with a dirty trick is called nekubi wo kaku (寝首をかく) in Japanese. Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Jul 19, 2019Jul 20, 2019 0 Comments cheat, cheating, fraud, fraudulent practice, gambling, gimmick, how, magic, sure, trick, true Ikasama (イカサマ – Cheating/Fraud) Ikasama イカサマ Cheating in gambling and a fraudulent practice are called ikasama (イカサマ) in Japanese. 賭博における不正行為や、詐欺的行為のことを「イカサマ」と言います。 Ikasama can be written Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Feb 03, 2018Jan 03, 2024 chaban, imitate, Japanese, monkey, performance, play, sarumane, sarushibai, show, trick Sarushibai (猿芝居 – Stupid Trick) Sarushibai 猿芝居 Formerly, I introduced you to the Japanese term 猿真似 (sarumane), which means to imitate acts of others without Read More