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Ato no Matsuri (後の祭り – Too Late) Part 2

Oct 08, 2019 Toru 0 Comments Buddhist, deceased, die, festival, funeral, late, service, theory, too late

Ato no Matsuri Part 2 後の祭り Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese phrase ato no matsuri (後の祭り), which means

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Tachi Ōjō (立ち往生 – Gridlock)

Apr 03, 2019 Toru 0 Comments Buddhist term, dead, death, die, gridlock, incapable, injury, platform, stand, state, traffic accident, train

Tachi Ōjō 立ち往生 A traffic accident causing injury or death happened yesterday near the center of Tokyo, and many trains

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Umi no Mokuzu (海の藻屑 – Being Drowned at Sea)

Dec 17, 2018 Toru 0 Comments accident, alga, algae, become, death, die, drown, marine accident, nemacystus decipines, scrap, sea, seaweed

Umi no Mokuzu 海の藻屑 To die due to a marine accident is called ‘umi no mokuzu ni naru‘ (海の藻屑になる) in