Skip to content
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Latest:
  • Kazahana (風花 – Snow Flurry)
  • Nirunari Yakunari (煮るなり焼くなり – Whatever You Want)
  • Nijū Gosai (二汁五菜 – Two Soups and Five Dishes)
  • Ichijū Sansai (一汁三菜 – A Traditional Japanese Meal)
  • Tokyo Tokkyo Kyokakyoku (東京特許許可局)

Learning English and Japanese

For everyone learning English/Japanese

  • Latest Posts
  • Etymology
  • Proverb
  • History
  • Culture
  • Kanji
  • About This Site

water

Corrected Essay Japanese tradition Kanji 

Minazuki (水無月 – June)

Jun 22, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments January, Japanese-style, June, May, month, no, nothing, rice field, water

Minazuki 水無月 In Japan, when referring to months such as “January” or “May,” we almost always say the number of

Read more
Corrected Essay 

Amenbo (アメンボ – Water Strider)

May 28, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments candy, gerridae, rain, scent, smell, stick, strider, sweet, water, water strider

Amenbo アメンボ The English word “water strider (gerridae)” is referred to as amenbo (アメンボ) in Japanese. 英語の “water strider (gerridae)”

Read more
Essay Etymology 

Idobata Kaigi (井戸端会議 – Small Talk)

Apr 24, 2021Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments gossip, housewife, meeting, side, small talk, wash, water, well

Idobata Kaigi 井戸端会議 I sometimes see idobata kaigi (井戸端会議) when walking around my town. 街を歩いているとたまに「井戸端会議」を見かけます。 Idobata kaigi is when housewives

Read more
Corrected Essay Japanese tradition Onomatopoeia 

Donburako (どんぶらこ)

Apr 15, 2021Jun 04, 2021 Toru 0 Comments bob, drop, flow, peach, sound, stream, tale, water

Donburako どんぶらこ Today, I would like to introduce a unique onomatopoeia donburako (どんぶらこ). 今日は少し特殊な擬態語「どんぶらこ」を紹介します。 Donburako is an onomatopoeia representing that

Read more
Corrected Essay Idiom 

Asemizu wo Tarasu (汗水をたらす – Sweating Over One’s Work)

Feb 27, 2021May 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments back, drop, sweat, water, work

Asemizu wo Tarasu 汗水をたらす I have been working while doing asemizu wo tarasu (汗水をたらす) lately. 私は最近、汗水をたらして働いています。 Ase (汗) means “sweat,”

Read more
Essay Etymology Idiom Latest Onomatopoeia Uncorrected 

Chinchin Kamokamo (ちんちんかもかも – Making Out/Snuggling)

Dec 30, 2018 Toru 0 Comments adjust, boil, couple, feeling, jealous, jealousy, make out, man, obscene, snuggle, tone, water, woman

Chinchin Kamokamo ちんちんかもかも To describe that a woman and a man make out or snuggle each other, you can use

Read more
Essay Latest Proverb Uncorrected 

Yakeishi ni Mizu (焼け石に水 – An Effort that’s Bound to Fail)

Nov 29, 2018 Toru 0 Comments burnt, effort, stone, support, temperature, water

Yakeishi ni Mizu 焼け石に水 Slight efforts or supports could be not useful. 努力や援助が少ないと、何の役にも立たないことがあります。 The Japanese proverb ‘Yakeishi ni mizu’ (焼け石に水)

Read more

Calendar

May 2022
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Jul    

Categories

Tags

attitude bad beautiful cat character child children drink eat Edo event eye feel feeling fish food four-character idiom hand head heart heat meal mind mistake mountain mouth negative nothing person phrase polite rain sea situation sleep sound stomach summer talk theory thing university walk woman work

Recent Comments

  • Khin on Keizoku wa Chikara Nari (継続は力なり – Practice Makers Perfect)
  • Benkendorf on A Difficult Riddle
  • Diego on Mondō Muyō (問答無用 – No Discussion)

Popular Posts

  • Front Page
  • Ichaicha (いちゃいちゃ - Lovey-Dovey)
  • Nirunari Yakunari (煮るなり焼くなり - Whatever You Want)
  • Ohana (お花 - One's Favorite)
  • Pochi (ポチ)
  • Donburako (どんぶらこ)
  • Wanchan (ワンチャン - Possibility)
  • Nen-nen Korori (ねんねんころり)
  • Jigou Jitoku (自業自得 - Having It Coming)
  • About This Site

Count per Day

  • 270313Total reads:
  • 147Reads today:
  • 214Reads yesterday:

Recent Posts

  • Kazahana (風花 – Snow Flurry)
  • Nirunari Yakunari (煮るなり焼くなり – Whatever You Want)
  • Nijū Gosai (二汁五菜 – Two Soups and Five Dishes)
  • Ichijū Sansai (一汁三菜 – A Traditional Japanese Meal)
  • Tokyo Tokkyo Kyokakyoku (東京特許許可局)

Archives

Categories

Count per Day

  • 270313Total reads:
  • 147Reads today:
  • 214Reads yesterday:
  • 1551Reads last week:
  • 3265Reads per month:
  • 129Visitors today:
  • 156Visitors yesterday:
Copyright © 2022 Learning English and Japanese. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.