Monthly Archives: May 2013

今日の四字熟語は、一知半解です。辞書には、「知識が十分に自分の物になっていないこと、生かじりの知識」と記されています。例えば、「彼は、一知半解の知識を振りかざし、口角泡を飛ばして議論する」などと使います。アメリカ人は、アイロニックと言う言葉を使うのが好きです。そんな人が多いです。しかし，大体、一知半解の理解に基づく使い方です。本当の意味が消えるほど、新しい使い方が広がってしまいました。 Today’s yoji jukugo is icchihankai. It refers to someone having insufficient knowledge of a subject, or to someone doing or saying something without fully understanding it. For example, you could say “during the discussion, he was throwing around icchihankai … Continue reading →

This is a photo of my dog, Kaika. He is handsome huh?

Today I was much more focused. I started the lesson writing a new story that Michiko will eventually translate into Japanese for me. Then we reviewed some of the basic questions, focusing on my intonation and length of each sound. … Continue reading →

Yukiyo-san, it is nice to meet you as well. Thank you for your comment. It is very good that you are a Speech Therapist. Do you enjoy your work? I work as a Certified Nurses Assistant. I’m also a certified … Continue reading →

I was born and raised half of my childhood years on the Big Island of Hawaii. I have always considered this place to be my home. Here I developed a love of island living; enjoying the outdoors, hiking, swimming, diving, … Continue reading →