This time, we have a question from an employee who often goes on overseas business trips. Although it is still too late to go abroad these days, we would like to share with you a quiz useful for in-flight conversation in preparation for the day when you will be able to go abroad. Green Tea" is "Green Tea", and "Black Tea" is "Black Tea", "Brown Tea", or "Red Tea". ...

Today, why don't you think about the Japanese language that you use without thinking about it? This is a Japanese quiz from a veteran translator with a lot of experience in translating papers! A person who excels in one art is called a "Meijin," but which of the following is believed to have been the first person to use this word? 1. Nobunaga Oda used the term for his instructor in the game of Go. 2. 2. Hideyoshi Toyotomi used this term for his retainer who was a good tree climber. 3. 3. Ieyasu Tokugawa used it for a medicine man (doctor) who cured his illness. You may be familiar with...

Here is a trivia by our English translator. When translating "time passes" in technical literature, do you know which is better: "pass" or "elapse"? The correct answer is that "pass" is more commonly used. I have never seen "elapse" used in technical papers. The word "pass" is also used when something other than time "passes," but "elapse" is used when time "passes...

Today, let us consider the correct meaning of the Japanese word. Please take care of yourself in the lingering summer heat. What kanji would you use for "ito" in this sentence? The correct answer is "be loath to. I thought "be loath to" meant "to avoid or dislike. What does "dislike the body" mean? Certainly, if you look up the dictionary, you will find that it means "to avoid without liking. Dislike." is the meaning of the word. Also, "...

Tennis player Naomi Osaka won the U.S. Open, her third Grand Slam title. In tennis, the four major tournaments of Australia, France, Great Britain, and the U.S., or winning all of these tournaments is called a "Grand Slam. Not only in tennis, the four major tournaments in golf are also called "Grand Slams," and in baseball, a "Grand Slam" means a grand slam home run. So where did this term come from...