EssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Oct 12, 2019Oct 13, 2019 0 Comments coin, effect, expensive, large, offertory money, reason, unlucky, unpopular Unlucky Coins Part 2 Unlucky Coins Part 2 縁起の悪いお賽銭 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced jūen-dama (十円玉 – “ten-yen coin”) and gohyakuen-dama (五百円玉 – “five-hundred-yen Read More
EssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Oct 11, 2019Oct 13, 2019 0 Comments coin, distance, offertory coin, offertory money, popular, relationship, unlucky, unpopular Unlucky Coins Part 1 Unlucky Coins Part 1 縁起の悪いお賽銭 Part 1 Yesterday, I introduced goen-dama (五円玉 – “five-yen coin”) as a popular offertory coin. Read More
CultureDiaryEssayIdiomLanguageProverbUncorrected Toru Apr 16, 2015Jan 08, 2024 algorithm, comfort, formula, phrase, similar meaning, unlucky That’s the way the cookie crumbles. Today, I learned the phrase “That’s the way the cookie crumbles.” 今日は、「That’s the way the cookie crumbles.」というフレーズを学びました。 This is used Read More