walk – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Jul 12, 2021Aug 01, 2021 0 Comments leg, log, stand, stick, stiff, stiffness, tired, walk

Ashi ga Bō ni Naru (足が棒になる – One’s Legs Are Tired)

Ashi ga Bō ni Naru 足が棒になる When you walk or stand for a long time and get so tired that Read More

Toru Jul 09, 2021Aug 01, 2021 0 Comments action, doing, four-character idiom, negative, positive, saying, talk, walk, words

Fugen Jikkō and Yūgen Jikkō (不言実行と有言実行 – Action before Words / Walking the Talk)

Fugen Jikkō and Yūgen Jikkō 不言実行と有言実行 To do what you have to do without saying a word is described as Read More

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Aug 03, 2019Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments action, bitter, face, help, move, reluctantly, sour face, surrounding, unwillingly, walk

Shibu-shibu (渋々 – Unwillingly/Reluctantly)

Shibu-shibu 渋々 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese term shibui kao (渋い顔), which means “sour face.” 昨日は「不愉快そうな顔」を意味する「渋い顔」という表現を紹介しました。 By repeating shibu (渋 Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru May 17, 2019Jul 26, 2021 0 Comments assume, chair, employee, female, get married, housewife, job, lower back, makeshift job, married, place, position, rest, stand, tired, walk

Koshikake (腰掛け – Chair/Makeshift Job)

Koshikake 腰掛け People often use koshikake (腰掛け) when getting tired from walking or standing. 歩くことや立つことに疲れたら、よく「腰掛け」を使います。 Koshi (腰) means “lower back,” Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Apr 24, 2019Apr 25, 2019 0 Comments bird, drunk, feet, finger, foot, plover, stagger, walk, zigzag

Chidoriashi (千鳥足 – Walking Zigzag)

Chidoriashi 千鳥足 To walk with a stagger (especially in a drunk state) is called ‘chidoriashi‘ (千鳥足) in Japanese. 酒によってふらふらと歩くことを、日本語で「千鳥足」と言います。 Since Read More

Essay Etymology Idiom Uncorrected

Toru Feb 28, 2019 0 Comments cut, feel the wind, lower, proudly, rise, rotate, run, shoulder, strut, swagger, swiftly, walk, wind

Kaze wo Kiru (風を切る – Feeling the Wind)

Kaze wo Kiru 風を切る To walk, run, or rotate swiftly can be described as ‘kaze wo kiru‘ (風を切る) in Japanese. Read More

Essay Idiom Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Nov 26, 2018 0 Comments day, four-character idiom, improve, information, information technology, month, progress, security, stride, walk

Nisshin Geppo (日進月歩 – Fast Progressing)

Nisshin Geppo 日進月歩 Information technology, especially security technology, continually progresses day by day. 情報技術、特にセキュリティに関する技術は、日に日に絶えず進歩しています。 When describing such a fact, we Read More