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I fear I to be unable such a thing do, Dave. | Orient Expression
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16 October, 2008. I fear I to be unable such a thing do, Dave. 8212; pyrotyger @ 1:19 pm. Learning a language is like digging a moat for your sandcastle, as the tide inexorably rises. Or maybe like gardening. It isn’t enough to say “There, I’ve done that bit – now I can move on” – you must constantly revisit and renew your earlier endeavours, or they will be washed away, overgrown, lost like tears in the rain…. I mean, please. For goodness’ sake! It’s got to be one of the first ten words or phrases...
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Saying NO in Japanese | Orient Expression
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10 June, 2009. Saying NO in Japanese. 8212; pyrotyger @ 9:32 am. It’s been a while. How have you been? Image by Getty Images. I kept meaning to write – started a couple of times – but never got around to sending anything. I’ll probably post those old musings at a later date, when I’ve finished developing them. In the mean time, I have a question: How does your medium affect how you speak? How does your writing style differ from your conversational style? How about when talking to different people? I̵...
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Utsuru | Orient Expression
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16 June, 2009. 8212; pyrotyger @ 1:32 pm. Image by Laughing Squid. Utsuru (v): 1. to move (house); to relocate. 2. to be mirrored; to harmonise. I have a Blogger-based blog. My brother has a WordPress-blog. In helping a friend to set up a blog (to share her experiences of dealing with scoliosis. And the difficult corrective surgery), I’ve been having a look at the two providers, and trying make a qualitative comparison so I can recommend the best for her. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post.
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Kampai! | Orient Expression
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6 June, 2010. 8212; pyrotyger @ 9:53 pm. The classic Japanese toast, to be blurted out convivially while raising ones beer,. Or other beverage of choice. Biiru o nomitai –. Ima wa nomu kikai. We want to drink some beers. Now is our chance to drink. Once more, if you please! It’s simple, silly, and lacks subtlety and elegance. I can’t imagine anything more apt. It might flow better if we switch the middle two lines though. It really has been a tough year. Others have borne up under the stresses far be...
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Yasumiyasumi | Orient Expression
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24 October, 2009. 8212; pyrotyger @ 5:13 pm. Image by Getty Images. Resting at times; thinking carefully. It has been, I confess, far too long. Three weeks, almost to the day, since I arrived in Cambridge, and I have yet to update my blog with the very content for which it was created. Today was I able to finish my homework ahead of time and bash out a few lines for your enlightenment, after which I will be hitting the books again. Is this not what you expected, Mr McArthur? Image by Getty Images. They a...
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Say what you see…? | Orient Expression
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21 June, 2009. Say what you see…? 8212; pyrotyger @ 4:22 pm. I’ve often heard the Japanese writing system described as being principally logographic. In that the written characters – at least the. Which are principally derived from written Chinese – represent words rather than sounds. The converse would be a phonographic. With a grammatical subtlety that Chinese dialects sadly lack. Sorry if that was a bit wordy. Wikipedia is a great help. I wasn’t convinced that logogram. Might be more accurate. Was anc...
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Kokorogumi – anticipation | Orient Expression
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28 September, 2009. Kokorogumi – anticipation. 8212; pyrotyger @ 7:53 pm. Means anticipation or preparation. The individual kanji mean “heart/mind” and “assemble/grapple”. As a word, I think it’s a beautiful example of why I find the language so beguiling. As a compound of concepts I think the word is a very apt post-title as I enter my final week before starting at Uni. More practical concerns are dominating my time now; namely the Japanese course’s. 8211; but because the style of the relevant books is ...
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So yeah, Cambridge. | Orient Expression
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20 February, 2009. So yeah, Cambridge. 8212; pyrotyger @ 3:22 pm. Everybody knows now, which makes it hard to motivate myself to write this entry. Still, it’s important and worth me recording publicly. My original application was to Wolfson College. One of the two “mature student only” colleges to take undergraduates) under the advisement of the Chair of Japanese Studies. He felt that I might be happier there than at a more teen-dominated college, given my advanced years(! But what’s this…? I can’t...
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Present Tense | Orient Expression
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3 October, 2009. 8212; pyrotyger @ 8:51 am. My god, isn’t it quiet? There are worse views. In spite of being a St Edmund’s College student, I’m billetted at Westminster College. As I arrived yesterday I was informed that most of the students here – mainly preachers on sabbatical – go home for the weekend. This made my first night here quiet and lonely, but at least I got all the hot water I could wish for this morning. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.