it’s customary in Japanese to call someone by their surname followed by an honorific suffix. Whether the conversation is casual or formal,Japanese honorificsare short words similar to “Mr.” and “Ms.” that attach to the end of names. For example, if you meet a man whose surname is T...
Founded in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, ASICS has grown to become one of the leading names in the world of sportswear, above all for its range of footwear. The name ASICS is an acronym of the Latin phrase: anima sana in corpore sano, meaning “healthy soul in a healthy body”, referring...
This is the ski slope called Paradise Gelaende. There is a steep and narrow pass between the ice monsters from there to the top, which is called Zange (meaning ‘penitence’) Slope. This is one of several ski courses down Mount Zizou (the name of the mountain above the ski resort) to...
The brand was founded in 1974 and the name comes from the French phrase “Créte d’Or”, meaning “the ultimate of the gold”. Their most well known model is the Eichi, which features a unique hand-painted porcelain dial.Every Credor watch can be thought of as a limited edition of 1...
In fact, learning kanji and vocabulary at the same time is crucial because kanji often implies meaning. Let’s look at the kanji for “day”: 日 (ひ). We can combine this kanji with others to create longer words. When we combine 日 with the kanji 今 (いま), which means “now,” ...
Most of the younger generation of Japanese—mainly those born after 1980—often prefer to hear their names without the honorifics, giving a casual air even among people they don’t know that well. But as a student of Japanese, you really don’t want to assume this is the case. You need...
was like hearing them talk about a couple of total strangers. They seemed to have the story wrapped up between them. It was about characters who had the same names as we did, but who had absolutely nothing to do with me or Shiraha. ...
Founded in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, ASICS has grown to become one of the leading names in the world of sportswear, above all for its range of footwear. The name ASICS is an acronym of the Latin phrase: anima sana in corpore sano, meaning “healthy soul in a healthy body”, referring...
She says the impact of the quake has made the house slanted, which is more noticeable from the second floor. She sleeps downstairs, meaning she also can’t get out of her father’s hair. Things are tense and stressful between them. She wants to rebuild the house but M resists the idea...
It helps us contem plate a cultural and political connection between the two separate sexual abuse his tories and unravel how the vastly different interpretation of the two sexual violence atrocities shaped the grand narratives of women as meaning-making subjects in two different historical ...