Tag Archives: energy

Everything is more powerful when it rhymes

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Confanity

元気溌剌gen.ki.hatsu.ratsu Literally: beginning – spirit – vigorous – opposed Alternately: Full of energy. Bursting with pep, vim, vigor. Lively. Notes: This is a compound of compounds. 元気 is a very common term in Japanese, and denotes a broad theme that … Continue reading →

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Just lions having fun!

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Confanity

And… gin? 獅子奮迅 shi.shi.fun.jin Literally: lion – child – vigorous – quick Alternately: Highly-energetic, even violent activity. Doing things in a furious, intense, or overwhelming way. Ferocious, or at least energetic, like a lion. Notes: This phrase apparently comes to … Continue reading →

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cf. 飛龍昇天破 (Hiryuu-shouten-ha)

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Confanity

旭日昇天の勢い (Kyokujitsu shouten no ikioi; “[with] the force of the rising sun”) Definition: Vigorous, energetic, and forceful like the sun rising in the morning sky toward its zenith. Breakdown: 旭 by itself can be read asahi, “morning sun.” 旭日 (kyokujitsu) … Continue reading →

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