CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 21, 2023Jan 01, 2024 gokui, inner hand, Japanese, last resort, left hand, noble, ōgi, oku no te, sacred, trump Oku no Te (奥の手 – Last Resort) Oku no Te 奥の手 If you have a last resort that you do not easily show or teach others, it Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyJapanese tradition Toru Mar 15, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments card, cards, carta, misunderstand, playing card, Portugal, trump Toranpu (トランプ – “Playing Card”) Toranpu トランプ “Playing cards” are called toranpu (トランプ) in Japan. 日本では、”playing card” のことを「トランプ」と呼びます。 Toranpu is a Japanese-English word and comes Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Feb 25, 2019 0 Comments card, cut, emergency, last resort, measure, strongest, theory, trump Kirifuda (切り札 – Trump) Kirifuda 切り札 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term ‘denka no houtou‘ (伝家の宝刀), which means a measure of last Read More