CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Apr 18, 2023Jan 02, 2024 expression, hot water, idiom, Japanese, living environment, metaphor, tsukau, waste, water, yumizu no you ni tsukau Yumizu no You ni Tsukau (湯水のように使う – Like It Grows on Trees) Yumizu no You ni Tsukau 湯水のように使う Recently, I may have thrown a lot of money around to set up my Read More
CorrectedDiaryEssayProverb Toru Mar 16, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments buy, car, COVID-19, have, rot, talent, treasure, useful, waste Takara no Mochigusare (宝の持ち腐れ – Better Spent Than Spared) Takara no Mochigusare 宝の持ち腐れ I splurged and bought a new car about a year ago. 私は約1年前、思い切って車を購入しました。 However, the COVID-19 pandemic Read More
EssayIdiomProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 05, 2018Sep 05, 2018 0 Comments dangerous unfamiliar, detour, go around, haste, hurry, phrase, reliable, sage, shortcut, waste Isogaba Maware (急がば回れ – More Haste, Less Speed) Isogaba Maware 急がば回れ Yesterday, a Lang-8 user taught me the English phrase “Haste makes waste.” 私は昨日、Lang-8 のユーザーから “Haste makes waste” Read More
DiaryEssayUncorrected Toru Jul 08, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments air conditioner, useless, waste, work Muda (無駄 – Waste) Muda 無駄 I worked more than three days in a row, without returning home. 私はここ3日間以上、家に帰らず仕事をしていました。 And today, when I came Read More
DiaryTime ManagementTransportationTravelUncorrected Toru Mar 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 5:40 AM, bullet train, bus, careful, fare, Nagano, Tokyo, wallet, waste A Terrible Failure Today’s my plan was to ride a bus at 5:40 AM and to go to Tokyo from Nagano. ひどい失敗 However, Read More