CultureDiaryEssayIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 26, 2023Jan 01, 2024 absent-minded, bonyari, bナ衡to suru, bナ鉱en, daze, driving, onomatopoeia, suru, thought, work Bōtto Suru (ぼーっとする – “Spacing Out”) Bōtto Suru ぼーっとする Recently, I have been finding myself in a state referred to as bōtto suru (ぼーっとする) a lot. Read More
CultureDiaryEssayIdiomSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 26, 2023Jan 01, 2024 Christmas, Heijō Unten, Japanese, normal operation, public transportation, routine, term, Tsūjō, usual, work Heijō Unten (平常運転 – As Usual) Heijō Unten 平常運転 Today is Christmas, but I have no special plans besides work; in other words, it is heijō Read More
BusinessCultureEssayJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Dec 03, 2023Jan 01, 2024 agriculture, cultivation, income, Japanese term, livelihood, living, nariwai, occupation, painting, work Nariwai (生業 – Occupation) Nariwai 生業 The Japanese term nariwai (生業) refers to one’s occupation or work that supports their livelihood. 生計を立てるための仕事のことを、「生業」と言うことがあります。 Nari (生) Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomSlangUncorrected Toru May 29, 2023Jan 02, 2024 company, employee, inu, kachiku, kaisha, livestock, obedient, shachiku, slang, work Shachiku (社畜 – Corporate Slaves) Shachiku 社畜 I would like to believe that I am not a shachiku (社畜). 私は自分が「社畜」ではないと信じたいです。 Shachiku is a slang term Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiomSlang Toru Aug 05, 2021Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 1926, bad, bubble, easy, go away, money, work Abuku Zeni (あぶく銭 – Easy Money) Abuku Zeni あぶく銭 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the saying akusen mi ni tsukazu (悪銭身に付かず), which means that money obtained Read More
CorrectedEssayProverb Toru Aug 04, 2021Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments 1925, bad, body, gambling, illegal, lottery, money, save, stick, work Akusen Mi ni Tsukazu (悪銭身に付かず – Easy Come, Easy Go) Akusen Mi ni Tsukazu 悪銭身に付かず Have you ever won money easily through lottery or gambling? 宝くじや賭け事で、苦労せずにお金を得たことはありますか? Even if you obtain Read More
CorrectedEssay Toru Jul 07, 2021May 03, 2023 0 Comments durable, fuel, glove, Imperial Japanese Army, inexpensive, military, road, tank cap, truck driver, work, work gloves Gunte (軍手 – Work Gloves) Gunte 軍手 White knitted work gloves are called gunte (軍手) in Japanese. 主に白色の、メリヤス製の作業用手袋のことを、「軍手」と呼びます。 The term gunte is an abbreviation for Read More
CorrectedEssayJapanese traditionSlang Toru Jun 14, 2021Jul 31, 2021 0 Comments attendance, control, employee, executive, fashionably late, late, sarcastic, work Jūyaku Shukkin (重役出勤 – Fashionably Late) Jūyaku Shukkin 重役出勤 Arriving at work much later than the opening time, or just being late, is commonly referred to Read More
CorrectedEssayIdiom Toru Apr 25, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments bump, elder, eye, eyelid, interfere, superior, thorn, upper, work Me no Ue no Kobu (目の上の瘤 – A Thorn in One’s Side) Me no Ue no Kobu 目の上の瘤 In Japanese society, there are people and things called me no ue no kobu Read More