CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Jun 02, 2023Jan 02, 2024 adverb, hari no mushiro, irrelevant, Japanese, literal meaning, matting, needle, painful, phrase, sit Hari no Mushiro (針のむしろ – Bed of Nails) Hari no Mushiro 針のむしろ A bed of nails or a difficult situation with no rest at all is sometimes described Read More
EssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Oct 25, 2018 0 Comments fish, French, many, needle, old French, porcupine, porcupinefish, pork, spine, thousand Harisenbon (ハリセンボン – Porcupinefish) Harisenbon ハリセンボン “Porcupinefish” is referred to as ‘harisenbon‘ (ハリセンボン) in Japanese. 日本語で「ハリセンボン」と呼ばれる魚がいます。 I think that it is easy for most Read More
CultureEssayHistoryScienceUncorrected Toru Jul 15, 2016Jan 06, 2024 angle, approximation, Buffon's needle, experiment, lines, mathematician, needle, pi, probability, random Buffon’s Needle Today, I’d like to talk about the problem called “Buffon’s needle,” which was posed by mathematician Buffon. ビュフォンの針 This problem Read More