I am lucky enough to have learned to speak English when I was very young. It's not even my second language anymore - in terms of ease of use, it may even be my first. Whenever I am in Japan and it comes out that I speak English, the reactions I get are rather interesting. Mostl...
Kachi-Kachi is the Japanese word for the sound made when using flint to light a fire. In the final scene, the rabbit and Tanuki are having a boat-racing contest, but since the Tanuki’s boat was made from mud, it sinks in the middle of the lake, and the Tanuki drowns. The motto ...
瑞is a Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean word that means: lucky; auspicious; propitious; freshness; purity; luster; a good omen. In Japanese, this can be the following female given names: Yutaka; Midzuho; Mizuho; Mizuki; Mizue; Mizu; Mio; Tamami. It can also be a Japanese surname, ...
the turtle that carries the world on its back for example. The foreground scene features a familiar pairing of the god Fukurokuju, one of the seven lucky gods in Japanese mythology. Fukurokuju is usually portrayed with an exaggerated cranium as here and to add to the humour of the scene, ...
If it doesn't get better after two weeks, you definitely must get a medical exam. When one lucky spirit abandons you another picks you up. I just passed an exam for a job. English word "しけん"(exam) occurs in sets:genki Lesson 9 nounsA...
but it tired the fans because they had to watch the same episode for 8 times. Meanwhile, in the animeLucky☆Star, Konata cosplays Haruhi’school uniform or even some of the characters from Haruhi show in the episode.The female saiyu who voiced Haruhi turned out to be a bitch.In this ...
Kaiju is a Japanese word that literally translates to strange beast. However, the word Kaiju has been generally accepted as giant monster in English and refers to films from Japan featuring unnatural creatures of immense size. Kaiju films usually showcase Kaiju of any form attacking a major Japan...
If I'm lucky enough for the medicine to work I can get to sleep after 1am but if I don't take it then I can't sleep until about 4am. English word "くすり"(Medicine) occurs in sets:genki Lesson 9 nounsA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZVo...
You are very lucky! I got banned for life from Sutta Central. Even Devadatta or Angulimala will not get a punishment like that. I'm permanently banned from DharmaWheel! For ...reasons... I like to post here, SuttaCentral, and DharmaPaths. I think DNS is a good guy. That sage who...
Have you ever had that feeling around 3pm where you need to eat something without actually being hungry? To chew on something just for the sake of it? This is why I love the Japanese language, there is a word for this feeling —kuchisabishii!