Oya no kotoba to nasu no hana wa sen ni hitotsu no muda mo nai

Posted by: nacos (Admin) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:52:21 GMT

Do you know the saying, "Oya no kotoba to nasu no hana wa sen ni hitotsu no muda mo nai"? It literally means, "Parents' words and the eggplant's flowers will not go to waste, even one in a thousand times." If an eggplant's flower blooms it will most certainly produce a fruit, so it is not a wasted flower. Your parents' opinions are the same; they will all be useful for the children and will not go to waste. It is a teaching that means, children should listen to the opinions of their parents who are always thinking of them.



親の言葉と なすびの花は 千に一つの無駄もない
おやのことばと なすびのはなは せんにひとつの むだもない。

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Akinai wa ushi no yodare

Posted by: nacos (Admin) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:50:09 GMT

Do you know the saying, "Akinai wa ushi no yodare"? The literal translation is, "Business is cow drool." It means that, just like cow drool is long and thin as it slowly drips, in business you must endure patiently; you can't rush profits. In business, you have to continue to persevere. Business is something you can't get tired of. In Japanese you can say, "Akinai wa akinai desu." Akinai means business. Akiru means to get tired of something. The negative form of akiru is akinai, which means to not get tired of something. Therefore, "Akinai wa akinai desu" means, "Business is something you should not get tired of."

商いは牛のよだれ

あきないはうしのよだれ

 

あきない は、あきない です。




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daikon yakusha

Posted by: nacos (Admin) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:44:25 GMT

Do you know why bad actors are called, “daikon yakusha”? The daikon radish is good for digestion, so if you eat it you will rarely ever be “hit” with a case of upset stomach. If you say, “fugu ni ataru,” it means to be poisoned by a pufferfish. If you say, “tabeta sakana ni atatta,” it means the fish you ate gave you an upset stomach. But, if you eat daikon, you won't get an upset stomach. In other words, ataranai. It is from this that it has become common to call a bad actor, “daikon yakusha.” Yakusha is the Japanese word for actor. The Japanese word for becoming a hit is also ataru and the negative form of the word is ataranai. An “ataranai yakusha” is an actor who will never become a good actor no matter how hard he tries.


大根役者


だいこんやくしゃ

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Daikon doki no isha irazu

Posted by: nacos (Admin) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:22:30 GMT

Do you know the saying, “Daikon doki no isha irazu”? The literal translation would be, “In radish season, you don't need a doctor.” It means that during the season for harvesting the daikon radish, everyone is healthy and doesn't need a doctor. Daikon doki means the daikon season which is from fall through winter. Daikon are high in nutrition and prepares the stomach and aids good digestion, so it has come to be known to be good for the body since ancient times. It is from this that the saying arose.



大根どきの医者いらず

だいこんどきのいしゃいらず



「大根どき」とは、ダイコンの旬である秋から冬にかけての時期を言います。大根の収穫どきにはみんな健康になり、医者が必要なくなるという意味です。大根は、栄養価が高く、また、お腹の調子を整え、消化をよくするはたらきがあり、昔から体によいものとされてきました。こんなところから、この諺が生まれました。



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Ichi go ichi e

Posted by: MelHaraguchi Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:29:45 GMT

Ichi go ichi e meaning “one lifetime, one party”is a very useful and powerful saying used to describe how important it is to treat every situation with careful thought and seriousness. For example when meeting someone for the first time you should treat that person with much hospitality as if it were the last time you meet with that person.

 

 一期一会

いちごいちえ


私は、一期一会という考え方がすきです。

わたしは、いちごいちえ という かんがえかた が すきです。


 

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Saba o Yomu

Posted by: RyanSakamaki Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:30:43 GMT

 

In Japan, Saba is considered a “blue fish.”It is very popular to eat and fish vendors can sell a lot of it. But, Saba also has a very short shelf life, so it must be sold and eaten quickly. Fish vendors must count out large numbers of fish quickly for their customers. Rather than counting out each individual fish, the vendor would guess about how many fish he had, then tell the customer a higher number. So, for example, a customer might pay for 100 fish but only get 50. When we say “Saba o yomu,” it means that we are lying about something that has to do with numbers. When an actress lies about her age or weight, we can say “Sama o yonde iru.”

 

 

鯖を読む

サバをよむ

 

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秋刀魚が出るとあんまが引込む

Posted by: DavidPfitzner Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:29:38 GMT

秋刀魚が出るとあんまが引込む
さんまがでるとあんまがひっこむ


日本の秋の味覚を代表する秋刀魚は脂が乗って栄養価が高いです。
食欲の秋に秋刀魚を食べると元気が出て、あんまにかかる必要もなくなるという諺です。
「秋刀魚が出るとあんまが泣く」とも云います。
似た表現として、「柿が赤らむと医者が青くなる」というのがあります。
いずれも旬のおいしいものを食べると健康になるという意味です。

During the fall the sword fish is filled with fat that contains a lot of nutritious value. When you eat this fish you become healthy and you have no need for the doctor. By eating this fish you withdraw from having to get massages, this is an interesting proverb. There is another thing that is similar to this. When you eat the Kaki fruit  you don't need to go to the doctor. These are the most delicious things to eat as well for their seasons.
Since it is Salmon season you should eat it, so you will become healthy and don't have to see the doctor.

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魚は殿様に、餅は乞食に焼かせろ

Posted by: AllisonChang Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:19:14 GMT

さかなはとのさまに、もちはこじきにやかせろ

Lords, cook fish! Peasants, cook mochi!


という諺(ことわざ)をご存知ですか? 

これは、貧乏人と殿様を例えに、魚を焼く時のコツを表現した言葉です。

Do you know why this is?

This is about lords' and peasants' knack for cooking fish.

貧乏人は、いつもお腹をすかせていますから、早く食べたくて、まだかまだかと、

せっかちに焼き加減を点検したくなります。殿様は、反対にゆったりと構えています。

Since peasants are always hungry, they want to eat fast, so they keep checking the fish even though it's not done, yet. The lords are opposite: they just sit back and wait.

餅は焦げやすいので、しょっちゅう裏返しながら焼いた方がよいのですが、

魚は片身を七分どおり焼き上げてから、ゆっくり裏返すといいのです。

Mochi is easy to burn, so you have to keep flipping it while it's cooking. However, you only have to flip fish once when it's about 70% done.

ですから、魚は殿様に焼いてもらい、餅は貧乏人に焼いてもらう方がいいということになります。

And so fish is best cooked by lords, and mochi is best cooked by peasants.



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One of my toe nails is growing inward.

Posted by: MichikoNakamura Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:39:50 GMT


足の指の爪が内側に曲がって伸びます。

あしのゆびのつめがうちがわにまがってのびます。

  

足のかかとの専門医にかかる。
あしのかかとのせんもんいにかかる。
Visiting a foot and ankle specialist.


右足の親指が痛みます。
みぎあしのおやゆびがいたみます。
My right big toe hurts.


右足親指の爪が内側に曲がって伸びます。
みぎあしおやゆびのつめがうちがわにまがってのびます。
The nail of my right big toe is growing inward.


爪が親指に食い込み痛みます。
つめがおやゆびにくいこみます。
The nail cuts into the big toe and the big toe is painful.


びっこをひく為、右足全体も痛くなりました。
びっこをひくため、みぎあしぜんたいもいたくなりました。
As I limp, the whole right foot becomes painful.


爪の切り方がまちがっているのでしょうか?
つめのきりかたがまちがっているのでしょうか?

Am I cutting the nails in the wrong way?



陥入爪ですね。
かんにゅうそうですね。

You have an ingrown toenail.




陥入爪
(かんにゅうそう Ingrown toenail の治療 
Treatment of ingrown toenail



爪のその部分が伸びないように根元をきります。
つめのそのぶぶんがのびないようにねもとをきります。
I will cut the root of the portion of the nail so that the part will not grow again.


親指に局所麻酔をします。
おやゆびにきょくしょますいをします。
We will give local anesthesia to the big toe.


最初に皮膚に冷却スプレーして感覚をなくします。
さいしょにひふにれいきゃくスプレーをしてかんかくをなくします。
First, we freeze-spray the skin so that you don't feel anything.


その後、親指全体に麻酔をします。
そのあと、おやゆびぜんたいにますいをします。
Then, we anesthetize the whole big toe.


針を刺しているのを感じますか?
はりをさしているのをかんじますか?
Do you feel needle pokes?




手術のあと

After surgery.


麻酔は
3時間ほどで切れますので、その後は痛み止めの薬を飲んで下さい。
ますいはさんじかんほどできれますので、そのごはいたみどめをのんでください。
The local anesthesia will wear off in about 3 hours.  After that, you can take pain medicine.


局所は
24時間清潔に乾いた状態に保って下さい。
きょくしょはにじゅうよじかんせいけつにかわいたじょうたいにたもってください。
Keep the area clean and dry for 24 hours.


シャワーを浴びることができますが、局所をタオルでよくふきとって下さい。
シャワーをあびることができますが、きょくしょをタオルでよくふきとってください。
You can take a shower, but be sure to blot the area dry.


抗生物質の塗り薬を一週間続けて下さい。
こうせいぶっしつのぬりぐすりをいっしゅうかんつづけてください。
Apply antibiotic ointment to the area for one week.


変わったことに気が付いたら連絡して下さい。
かわったことにきづいたられんらくしてください。
If you notice anything unusual, please call ………(phone number).

 

(ハワイパシフィックプレス連載

 

 

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