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The Meaning of 海豚

Jun 05, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments animal, creature, dolphin, encyclopedia, pig, sea, sea-dwelling

The Meaning of 海豚 「海豚」の意味 There is a word 海豚, which is a combination of the kanji 海, meaning “sea,”

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Kawa (皮/革 – Skin/Leather)

Jun 01, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments animal, food, homonym, leather, plant, river, skin, tanning

Kawa 皮/革 The English words “skin” and “leather” are both referred to as kawa (かわ) in Japanese. 英語の “skin” と

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Umi no Sachi, Yama no Sachi (海の幸と山の幸) Part 2

Sep 26, 2019Sep 26, 2019 Toru 0 Comments animal, arrow, fish, fishhook, gift, happiness, harvest, mountain, produce, product, sea, tool

Umi no Sachi, Yama no Sachi Part 2 海の幸、山の幸 Part 2 This entry is continuation of yesterday’s post. 今日は昨日の投稿の続きです。 Yesterday,

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Interesting Riddles Part 2

Sep 18, 2019 Toru 0 Comments animal, black, dog, dolphin, light, lighter, quiet, riddle, silence, silent, white

Interesting Riddles Part 2 面白いなぞなぞ Part 2 Today I will give you two famous/interesting Japanese nazonazo (なぞなぞ – “Riddle”). 今日は、二つのなぞなぞを出します。

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Baby Talk to Represent Animals

Jul 06, 2018Jul 06, 2018 Toru 0 Comments animal, baby, bull, cat, chicken, cow, dog, pig, pigeon

Baby Talk to Represents Animals 動物を表す幼児語 In a conversation with babies in Japan, we can represent animals by their barks

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Keshikaran (けしからん – Disgraceful)

May 11, 2018May 30, 2018 Toru 0 Comments abnormal, animal, disgraceful, senior, sexy

Keshikaran けしからん We say keshikaran (けしからん) when expressing that something is contrary to reason or disgraceful. 道理にはずれていて甚だよくないさまや、不届きなさまを表すとき、「けしからん」と言うことがあります。 Keshi (けし) means

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New Year’s Greeting Card using Mandelbrot Set

Dec 26, 2014Jul 24, 2021 Toru 0 Comments animal, complex, fractal, Mandelbrot, Mandelbrot set, math, New Year, New Years card, sheep, zodiac

Today, I wrote New Years greeting cards. 今日は、年賀状を書きました。 In Japan, there are twelve of zodiac signs (animal symbols), one for

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