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  1. nedkelly

    Journal Okinawa 2023 Day 9 - HostileWorld, AKA The "Other" Kunigami Incident

    In future could one book directly with the Kunigami hostel? I think all these booking agencies are parasites, some worse than others.
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    News The Carlos Ghosn saga

    Recently there was an extensive interview with Carlos Ghosn in Forbes. Now he is initiating a law suit for compensation. https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianebrady/2023/06/27/exclusive-carlos-ghosn-on-his-11-billion-lawsuit-and-the-strange-conflict-at-nissan/?sh=724f5a24150d
  3. nedkelly

    Should Japan Abolish Kanji?

    Kanji can be very succinct, eg. Newspaper headlines where a lot of information can be indicated with just a few kanji. Another consideration is the slight difference in meaning in homonyms written with different kanji, eg. 回答 and 解答. These nuances would be lost without kanji. Nuances are also...
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    Question Tina Turner, RIP

    Thank you for the references. Maybe there are some SGI or NSS devotees or TT fans out there who can comment.
  5. nedkelly

    Question Tina Turner, RIP

    Articles about Tina Turner often say that She was a follower of Soka Gakkai International. However there are some reports which suggest she remained a follower of Nichiren Shoshu after it split from SGI. Maybe some fans can shed more light on this question?
  6. nedkelly

    Question Classical Japanese

    Thank you for this precise answer, particularly the difference between Nara and Heian periods.
  7. nedkelly

    Question Classical Japanese

    I have consulted my 古語辞典 by Kadokawa which I should have done before. It says -ri follows the mizenkei of sahen verbs and the meireikei of yodan verbs. The difference with what Rohlich states is superficial because the izenkei and meirekei of yodan verbs are the same form. I think that sorts out...
  8. nedkelly

    Question Classical Japanese

    Thank you. Here is one. Wixted in his Handbook to Classical Japanese, p.82 states that the verb suffix -ri follows the Meirekei form of the verb. Komai and Rohlich in Introduction to Classical Japanese,p.64 state that -ri follows the Izenkei of Yodan verbs and the Mizenkei of Sahen verbs. Which...
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    Question Classical Japanese

    I have been studying Classical Japanese. Sometimes I have questions about grammatical usage. Does Japan Reference have a section for such discussions? Otherwise can you recommend a discussion group elsewhere?
  10. nedkelly

    Can someone explain to me why Chinese hate Japanese so much?

    Unsurprising. Ever since the founding of the PRC in 1949, publications and media have bombarded the populace with racist depictions of Japanese as devils and barely human. In the West, in contrast, there was a strong push for reconciliation after WWII and Japan was reported on favourably once again.
  11. nedkelly

    Haiku into romaji

    Thank you very much!!
  12. nedkelly

    Haiku into romaji

    Can someone transliterate this haiku by Basho into romaji? It is from Basho’s Nozarashi Kiko and appeared in The Mainichi (English) of 25 May.
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  14. nedkelly

    Kagami wa koi 鑑は濃い

    Thank you.
  15. nedkelly

    Kagami wa koi 鑑は濃い

    Thank you to you both. That makes sense if it is police slang. Yes, I understand that 鑑 is normally “kan” but I thought that in this phrase it would be read “kagami”. Jisho.org gives them as the on and kun pronunciations. Mdchachi, what dictionary do you use?
  16. nedkelly

    How do you say "I love you" in Japanese?

    My favourite source of romantic expressions/love talk is the lyrics of enka 演歌 songs.
  17. nedkelly

    Kagami wa koi 鑑は濃い

    I came across this phrase in a novel I am reading (slowly): 鑑は濃い. Can someone explain it to me? I cannot find it in my dictionaries. This is the sentence in which it occurs: 死体遺棄の事件については、その地域課長の鑑は濃い。 This is spoken by a detective in relation to a murder mystery.
  18. nedkelly

    Matsuo Basho

    thank you very much for that. I don’t know how I missed it.
  19. nedkelly

    Matsuo Basho

    I have been searching without luck for a book written by someone who has walked Basho’s route in Oku no Hosomichi in modern times. Can someone suggest anything?
  20. nedkelly

    Midori 緑

    Midori is also a common female name. I guess it means “lustrous” in that context too.
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