This phase is from a poem of the great Chinese poet, 李(り)白(はく) Li Bai (701-762 A.D.). The literal translation is: an eastern breeze to a...

Buta 豚(ぶた) is: English: pig, hog Spanish: cerdo Tagalog: baboy 豚(ぶた)が豚(ぶた)をぶったら、ぶたれた豚(ぶた)がぶった豚(ぶた)をぶったので、ぶった豚(ぶた)とぶたれた豚(ぶた)がぶっ倒れた(ぶったおれた)...

This proverb/metaphor is to mean ‘wasting one's efforts; rendering one's efforts futile.’ You know that Japanese people like to take a...

English: lie Spanish: mentira Tagalog: bula Uso 嘘 (うそ)―lie Something not true is uso 嘘(うそ), especially what is said in order to cheat...

English: soybean, soya bean Spanish: soya Tagalog: balatong The literal meaning of the kanji of daizu 大豆 is “large bean.” Dai 大(だい) is...

Hana 花(はな) means flower. Flowers are beautiful. Owing to its beauty, there’re a lot of words and expressions having hana 花(はな). ●...

Both kirei きれい and utsukushi-i 美しい have the meaning of beautiful. Kirei きれい is used when the appearance is gorgeous, colorful, showy, and...

Hana-yori dango 花(はな)より団子(だんご) This is a famous proverb, which they say has been used since Muromachi Period (1333-1573). Dango 団子(だんご)...

Rei 令 has the three main meanings: 1. Iitsuke 言いつけ(いいつけ)、sashizu 指図(さしず): orders, instructions 2. Okite 掟(おきて)、kimari 決まり(きまり): code,...

Rei 令 (れい) has the three main meanings: 1. Iitsuke 言いつけ(いいつけ)、sashizu 指図(さしず): orders, instructions 2. Okite 掟(おきて)、kimari 決まり(きまり):...

There're a number of expressions about the near past or present perfect. Kono-aida この間(あいだ) or kono-mae この前(まえ)? Kono-aida この間(あいだ) and...

English: not get any better; as usual; same Spanish: no major; igual Tagalog: tulad ng dati Ai 相（あい）is not ai 愛（あい）―love―in this sense,...

English: meal Spanish: comida Tagalog: pagkain Meshi 飯(めし) or shokuji 食事(しょくじ) means meal. The word meshi 飯(めし) comes from mesu 召す, which...

English: good luck, Spanish: buena suerte Tagalog: pagbutihin Note that this word has nothing to do with prawns―gambas! We’re not sure...

English: fool, idiot Spanish: idiota, tonto(a) Tagalog: gago(a), tanga At school children are instructed, "Do not say 'fool!' to anybody,...

Ai 藍（あい）color is: English: indigo Spanish: indigo Tagalog: tinang asul Ai 藍 (あい) Ai is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat...

English: blue Spanish: azul Tagalog: asul Ao 青 (あお) vs. midori 緑 (みどり) Blue ocean is aoi 青い（あおい）umi 海（うみ）and blue sky is aoi 青い（あおい）sora...

English: name Spanish: nombre Tagalog: pangalan Although NAMAE and NAME are pronounced very differently, how similar, by chance, those...

Nobody’s not sure what exactly the name is called. This is annoying, real annoying. A person’s name is officially registered in...

English: good, nice, delicious, tasty Spanish: bien, delicioso, sabroso, rico Tagalog: masarap The word oishii おいしい is from old Japanese...