mizuhiki
washi
noshi
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Japanese Phrase of the Day
hara hachi bu: 80% is best
腹八分 【はらはちぶ】 (n) eating moderately
腹八分目 【はらはちぶんめ】 (n) being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
腹八分 【はらはちぶ】 (n) eating moderately
腹八分目 【はらはちぶんめ】 (n) being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
Friday, October 28, 2005
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Things Aya and I Did Our First Year Together
Weekend trip to Toronto (Casa Loma, Totonto Zoo, CN Tower, Old China Town, Museum).
Long weekend trip to Florida (Tampa, Miami, the Keys).
Weekend trip to Chicago (MWKF Tournament).
Thanksgiving at my mother's.
Day in Detroit (Greektown, Casino, Belle Isle).
Two months apart! (One in winter, one in summer).
Long weekend trip to Florida (Tampa, Miami, the Keys).
Weekend trip to Chicago (MWKF Tournament).
Thanksgiving at my mother's.
Day in Detroit (Greektown, Casino, Belle Isle).
Two months apart! (One in winter, one in summer).
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Monday, August 29, 2005
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Japanese Words of the Day
米製日本語 "beisei nihongo" Amercan-made Japanese
渋い 【しぶい】 (adj) (1) tasteful (clothing); cool; an aura of refined masculinity; (2) astringent; sullen; bitter (taste); (3) grim; quiet; (4) sober; stingy;
伝 【つて】 (n) intermediary; good offices; connections; someone to trust
渋い 【しぶい】 (adj) (1) tasteful (clothing); cool; an aura of refined masculinity; (2) astringent; sullen; bitter (taste); (3) grim; quiet; (4) sober; stingy;
伝 【つて】 (n) intermediary; good offices; connections; someone to trust
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Fall Reading List
All the books that I didn't read this summer, plus...
Ecce Homo - Friedrich Nietzsche
Ecce Homo - Friedrich Nietzsche
Monday, August 22, 2005
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Kendo Philosophy
sutemi
捨身 【しゃしん】 (n) (Buddh) renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; risking one's life for others
捨て身; 捨身 【すてみ】 (n) at the risk of one's life
zanshin
残心 【ざんしん】 (n) follow-through (e.g., in archery)
rei
礼 【れい】 (n) expression of gratitude
捨身 【しゃしん】 (n) (Buddh) renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; risking one's life for others
捨て身; 捨身 【すてみ】 (n) at the risk of one's life
zanshin
残心 【ざんしん】 (n) follow-through (e.g., in archery)
rei
礼 【れい】 (n) expression of gratitude
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Internment/Occupation Books
When My Name Was Keoko - Linda Sue Park
The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag - Kang Chol-Hwan
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II - Iris Chang
Farewell to Manzanar - James D. Houston
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West - Dee Brown
The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag - Kang Chol-Hwan
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II - Iris Chang
Farewell to Manzanar - James D. Houston
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West - Dee Brown
Monday, August 01, 2005
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Summer Reading List
William S. Burroughs - Naked Lunch
Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse-Five
Iris Chang - The Rape of Nanking
Anthony Burgess - A Clockwork Orange
Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451
Aldus Huxlex - A Brave New World
J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye
William G. Golding - Lord of the Flies
Hunter S. Thompson - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Alvin Toffler
Max Weber
Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse-Five
Iris Chang - The Rape of Nanking
Anthony Burgess - A Clockwork Orange
Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451
Aldus Huxlex - A Brave New World
J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye
William G. Golding - Lord of the Flies
Hunter S. Thompson - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Alvin Toffler
Max Weber
Friday, July 29, 2005
Friday, March 04, 2005
Monday, February 07, 2005
"Unique" Works of Ludwig van Beethoven
Balletic:
Opus 43: The Creatures of Prometheus, Overture and Ballet music (1801)
Operatic:
Opus 72c: Fidelio (1814)
Opus 84: Egmont (Overture and Incidental Music) (1810)
Vocal:
Opus 46: "Adelaide" -- song (1794-1795)
Oratorio:
Opus 85: Christus am Ölberge or Christ on the Mount of Olives (1803)
Choral:
Opus 123: Mass in D major (Missa Solemnis) (1822)
Opus 43: The Creatures of Prometheus, Overture and Ballet music (1801)
Operatic:
Opus 72c: Fidelio (1814)
Opus 84: Egmont (Overture and Incidental Music) (1810)
Vocal:
Opus 46: "Adelaide" -- song (1794-1795)
Oratorio:
Opus 85: Christus am Ölberge or Christ on the Mount of Olives (1803)
Choral:
Opus 123: Mass in D major (Missa Solemnis) (1822)
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Useful Latin Terms and Abbreviations
et al. (abbr.): et alii (m), et alae (f), et alia (n); And others.
i.e. (abbr.): id est; That is.
e.g. (abbr.): exempli grata; For example.
etc. (abbr.): et cetera; And others, and so forth.
per se (adv.): Of, in, or by itself or oneself; intrinsically.
ad hominem (adj.): Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason.
sic (adv.): Intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase).
viz. (abbr.): videlicet; That is; namely. Used to introduce examples, lists, or items.
i.e. (abbr.): id est; That is.
e.g. (abbr.): exempli grata; For example.
etc. (abbr.): et cetera; And others, and so forth.
per se (adv.): Of, in, or by itself or oneself; intrinsically.
ad hominem (adj.): Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason.
sic (adv.): Intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase).
viz. (abbr.): videlicet; That is; namely. Used to introduce examples, lists, or items.
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Japanese Cultural Words
A collection of Japanese words which are culturally specific to Japan.
下駄 【げた】 (n) geta: wooden clogs.
くノ一; くの一 【くのいち】 (n) kunoichi: female ninja.
詫び寂び 【わびさび】 (n) wabisabi: humble simplicity.
随筆 【ずいひつ】 (n) zuihitsu: essays; miscellaneous writings.
風呂敷 【ふろしき】 (n) furoshiki: wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper.
お土産 【おみやげ】 (n) present; souvenir
下駄 【げた】 (n) geta: wooden clogs.
くノ一; くの一 【くのいち】 (n) kunoichi: female ninja.
詫び寂び 【わびさび】 (n) wabisabi: humble simplicity.
随筆 【ずいひつ】 (n) zuihitsu: essays; miscellaneous writings.
風呂敷 【ふろしき】 (n) furoshiki: wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper.
お土産 【おみやげ】 (n) present; souvenir