CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Oct 23, 2023Jan 01, 2024 difficulties, flexibility, idiom, metaphor, nature, navigate, sway, willow, wind, yanagi ni kaze Yanagi ni Kaze (柳に風 – Warding Off) Yanagi ni Kaze 柳に風 People who do not oppose others and smoothly ward things off are sometimes described as yanagi Read More
CultureEssayGamingIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Jul 11, 2023Jan 02, 2024 autumn leaves, bamboo, deer, expressions, hanafuda, harmonious, Japanese card game, sparrow, swallow, willow Take ni Suzume/Yanagi ni Tsubame/Momiji ni Shika (竹に雀/柳に燕/紅葉に鹿 – Match Made in Heaven) Take ni Suzume/Yanagi ni Tsubame/Momiji ni Shika 竹に雀/柳に燕/紅葉に鹿 In my post yesterday, I introduced the phrase “Ume ni Uguisu,” which Read More