Word Play

Shogatsu 2012 – Shukudai

Jan 3rd, 2012
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Happy New Year! Akemashite omedetoo. Did you make a New Year’s resolution? Shinnen no chikai tateta? shinnen 新年 New Year chikai o tateru 誓いをたてる make an oath goal, mark, objective, target (per J Breen) 目 moku 標hyoo目標 – もくひょう I am going to (stop smoking) this year! Kotoshi koso wa (kin’en) suru zo! kotoshi 今年 [...]

Losing Streak

Dec 5th, 2011
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As I write this, The San Diego Chargers have lost 6 games in a row. (Maybe tonight they can win) So the sentence would be: RENPAI = straight losses in a losing streak [mid | within | during] renpai-[chuu] In the midst of a losing streak, the Padres are in the doldrums renpai-chuu no Padres [...]

“no yo(u) ni”

Apr 19th, 2011
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My wife had me visit her blog and read her cat drama. Even though it was demeaning to any all-American dog lover, still I did learn this phrase, which I’ve been stumbling around and trying to find in vain up until now. 今日もいつものように。。。 (“ima hi” ==) “kyoo” mo (today also) , itsu mo no yo-u [...]

Mark Twain

Mar 25th, 2011
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The common Welsh name Bzjxxlwcp is pronounced Jackson. …. More on Mark Twain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_twain. Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. -  Mark Twain It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctively native American criminal class except Congress. [...]

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