CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Aug 24, 2023Jan 01, 2024 English, funny bone, Japanese, linguistic phenomenon, misspoken word, pack of lies, Reverend William Archibald Spooner, spoonerism, wordplay Spoonerism: Part 1 Spoonerism: Part 1 スプーナリズム Part 1 Have you ever heard of “spoonerism?” スプーナリズム(語音転換)をご存知ですか? Spoonerism is a type of wordplay or Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 27, 2017Jan 04, 2024 envy, Japanese, jealousy, rice cake, roasted, shitto suru, to feel jealous, wordplay, yakimochi, yaku Yakimochi (Jealousy) Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “yakimochi.” やきもち “Yaki” means “roasted,” “mochi” means “rice cake,” so Read More