Kyou no Nihongo: heiki
NOTE: Be sure that you have Asian language support for your browser to view the characters. Today’s Japanese word: HEIKI Kanji: ?? Hiragana: ??? Katakana: ??? Simple Definitions: No problem! It’s ok! Forget about it! Usage: You are walking down the school hallway when you see your crush coming towards you. You hold your head up high and try to add a seductive sway to your hip. But when he almost passes you by, your sudden...
Kyou no Nihongo: dame
NOTE: Be sure that you have Asian language support for your browser to view the characters. Today’s Japanese word: DAME Kanji: ?? Hiragana: ?? ? Katakana: ?? Simple Definitions: No! It’s bad! It’s not possible! Usage: Your sister has a habit of “borrowing” your personal effects. It seems okay the first few times but you later realize that you don’t get to see your things back. So when one day she...
Tongue twisted
I got something other than my knickers got all twisted in a wad, and just because I attempted to recite these: Aka-pajama, ki-pajama, cha-pajama. Tonarino kyaku-wa yoku kaki kuu kyaku-da. Kanda kajicho kado no kajiya no Kanbei-san ga kachiguri katta ga katakute kamenai kamisan ga kanshaku okoshite kari-kari kandara kari-kari kameta. Kabilugan ng Buwan, Buwan ng Kabilugan Minimikaniko ni Monico ang makina ng Minica ni Monica. Pinaputi...
Kyou no Nihongo: omedetou
NOTE: Be sure that you have Asian language support for your browser to view the characters. Today’s Japanese word: OMEDETOU most commonly used as “omedetou gozaimasu” expression Kanji: ????? Hiragana: ????? Katakana: ????? Simple Definitions: Congratulations! Usage: I passed my Japanese Language Proficiency Test. What do you say? OMEDETOU! Congratulations, Flori! But it’s no surprise really. Hayop ka, Flori!...
The things that background radiation can do to you
I mean no offense to our Japanese friends but you really have to wonder a few things about them. Now, unlike Flori, my only contacts with the Japanese culture are sushi, Abe Hiroshi J-dorama, hentai and Maria Ozawa (no contact there, unfortunately). You really got to admire our bow-legged neighbors from beyond Babuyan Islands. Why? Because despite the US nuking Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they were still able to pull through and go head...