CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru May 06, 2019 0 Comments Buddhist term, four-character idiom, monk, mountain, place, play, see, sightseeing, temple, thing, training, Zen Monomi Yusan (物見遊山 – Sightseeing) Monomi Yusan 物見遊山 I would like to do Monomi Yusan (物見遊山) sometimes. たまには「物見遊山」したいものです。 Since mono (物) means “thing,” mi (見) Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Aug 27, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bamboo, get back, meditation, monk, pay back, Zen Shippe Gaeshi (しっぺ返し – Paying Back) Shippe Gaeshi しっぺ返し When someone does something bad to you, if you pay him/her in the same coin, the act Read More