verb – Page 2 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Feb 27, 2018Jan 02, 2024 chapeau, hat, helmet, Japanese, kabuto, noun to verb, ojan, posharu, slang term, verb

Posharu (ポシャる – Falling Through)

Posharu ポシャる Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term “ojan,” which means that a plan or a thing goes Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Jan 30, 2018Jan 03, 2024 arikitari, commonplace, conjugation, existence, Japanese, language, meaning, ordinary, predictable, verb

Arikitari (ありきたり – Predictable)

Arikitari ありきたり If you are called ありきたり (arikitari), you will feel a little sad. 「ありきたり」と言われたら、少し悲しい気持ちになると思います。 “Arikitari” means that something or Read More

Culture Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Jan 29, 2018Jan 03, 2024 eagerly, expression, idiom, Japanese, lengthen, literal meaning, neck, proverb, verb, waiting

Kubi wo Nagaku-suru (首を長くする – Waiting Eagerly)

Kubi wo Nagaku-suru 首を長くする There is a Japanese idiom: 首を長くする (kubi wo nagaku-suru). 日本語には「首を長くする」という慣用句があります。首 (kubi) means “neck” and 長くする Read More

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Toru Jan 24, 2018Jan 03, 2024 hospital, muscle ache, nechigae, neck, pain, posture, sleep, symptom, unnatural, verb

Nechigae (寝違え – Sprained Neck)

Nechigae 寝違え Yesterday, maybe I got a bad symptom called 寝違え (nechigae). 私は昨日、寝違えたかもしれません。 “Nechigae” refers to a symptom accompanied with Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Jan 20, 2018Jan 03, 2024 apology, appreciation, comfortable, expression, feeling, Japanese, negative form, polite, sumimasen, verb

Sumimasen (すみません – Sorry/Thanks)

Sumimasen すみません Japanese people often say すみません (sumimasen) when they want to express their feelings of apology or appreciation. 日本では、謝罪や感謝の気持ちを表す時、よく「すみません」と言います。 Read More

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Toru Jan 17, 2018Jan 03, 2024 buildings, cicadas, containers, Japanese, monuke no kara, nukeru, shell, slough, snakes, verb

Monuke no Kara (もぬけの殻 – Completely Empty)

Monuke no Kara もぬけの殻 If there are completely no people in a building, the situation is called もぬけの殻 (monuke no Read More

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Toru Aug 01, 2017Jan 03, 2024 dribbling, etymology, Heian period, hunger, old person, phrase, saliva, tarasu, verb, yodare

Yodare (よだれ – Saliva)

Yodare よだれ Today, I found a student who was sleeping while dribbling “yodare” (よだれ). 今日は、よだれを垂らして寝ている学生を見ました。 “Yodare” means saliva dribbling unconsciously Read More