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students do not just learn about tea. They must also learn other traditions – such as Japanese writing and flower organising. At official tea ceremonies, even the people who attend must know some things about ‘Sado’. They must know the right ways to move – such as how to drink the t...
In a world where people panic about the rising global population, Japan is facing a very different future which could see their population shrink by a third in just 40 years. One reason is that the Japanese are not having enough babies and the causes of that form the basis of Anita Rani...
For the average person who dabbles in bondage, adding a pair of handcuffs to their sex life is just a fun way to mix things up. For those who practice shibari, a specific type of Japanese rope bondage, it's not just BDSM — it's an art form. Shibari is a Japanese word that ...
things she asks about. Finally, she has to rush home to lie passively for her “master” before he returns home, finding him increasingly repulsive, but using the time to ponder her discovery that she is/was a cheap “substitute for handling sexual desire;” to learn about love, mortality...
I got the idea yesterday to blend my love of all things MBTI® with some of the lessons I’ve learned from Japanese philosophy. I thought to myself, “What pivotal Japanese concept would especially appeal to each of the 16 personality types?” This led to a lot of jotting down...
So, along with thinking of things like Learning Kanji without Kanji, I’ve been thinking of other things related to learning strategic vocabulary sets that make it easier to learn kanji later. I’ve thought often about learning a set of 2,100 or so words (many of which, really, may alre...
Here’s one to note: その時 (Sono toki). It means “at that time” in Japanese, but doesn’t really translate properly into English. It’s closer to saying “when that happened,”“while that was going on,”“and then,” or “meanwhile” in English while explaining what happens next...
I'm not a professional animator, I'm a teen aspiring to be a screenwriet, but here's my take on things. I disagree to an extent. I sometimes find some of the animation in the Bluth/Disney style stilted--therefore lacking in realism. But yes, most anime is badly animated. Of course...
These are sounds made by living things like birds tweeting or children laughing. 擬音語(ぎおんご) —Giongo These are sounds made by inanimate objects such as airplanes or creaky doors. 擬態語(ぎたいご) —Gitaigo These are words that depict emotions or bodily feelings, like the sound of so...