near Nagoya. The head is a miniature of the giant Maneki Neko head that has become a civic symbol in Tokoname. The five yen coin (go ‘en), which is used to attach the body to the head, is also a good luck symbol or charm (a Japanese word for “fate” is pronounced “en” and...
It is well known that Kuniyoshi was a cat-lover and Yoshimune, one of his pupils, relates how they were allowed to run around his studio and when a cat died he would have it sent to a nearby temple. He also had a Buddhist altar erected in his home for his deceased cats. Another ...
dark brown and contrasting with the pure white skin around them. A perfect small ass whose pertness was sort of emphasised by the tight white cotton of his underwear and beautiful long, muscled legs. He was obviously
The noun form of the i-adjectives below is the same word without the i. For example, the noun form of akai (赤い, red) is aka (赤). Adjective type Japanese English i-adjective 赤い(あかい)akai red i-adjective 青い(あおい)aoi blue i-adjective 白い(しろい)shiroi white i-...
しろいshiroiwhite くろいkuroiblack The word for “color” is いろ (iro), which you can see embedded inkiiroi(yellow). Actually, evenkiiroicould be considered less basic than the other four, since it requires the kanji for “yellow color” (黄色い) rather than just one kanji (赤い、青...
In Japan, the monkey’s role in guarding against demons originates from the Japanese word for monkey (猿, pronounced saru), which is a homonym for the Japanese word “expel” (去る, also pronounced saru). The latter word means to “dispel, punch out, push away, beat away." According ...
It is well known that Kuniyoshi was a cat lover and Yoshimune, one of his pupils, relates how they were allowed to run around his studio and when a cat died he would have it sent to a nearby temple. He also had a Buddhist altar erected in his home for his deceased cats. Another ...
It’s not clear where the species name “lis” comes from, but it appears to be a Latin word for quarrel. Japanese Squirrel Appearance The Japanese squirrel actually looks very much like other members of the squirrel family. It is characterized by a very familiar bushy tail, cute black ...
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. Translations Spanish / Español Select a language: electrónicasistema electrónico electronics [ɪlekˈtrɒnɪks] A.NSING(=science) →electrónicaf ...
He hunted for his missing cat all day. My dog and cat live in harmony with each other. My cat ignores me, except when she's hungry. When the bus swerved to miss a cat, the driver said, "That was close." A fat white cat sat on a wall and watched them with sleepy eyes. This...