In 2019 I began doing a conversation exchange in Cambridge with an amazing Japanese woman called Nami. At the time…
7/365 魚上氷 Fish Emerge from the Ice
魚上氷“uo kōri o izuru”Fish emerge from the ice This microseason typically lasts 14~18 February and is part 3 of 3…
6/365 トードインザホール
Towards the end of last year the UK eased lockdown restrictions to the point where meeting up with people was…
5/365 黄鶯睍睆 Bush Warblers Start Singing in the Mountains
黄鶯睍睆“kōō kenkan su”Bush warblers start singing in the mountains This microseason typically lasts 9~13 February and is part 2 of…
4/365 石原碓海
This is 石原碓海 石原碓海いしはらうすみ“ishihara usumi”Ishihara (surname) Usumi (first name) He is the character I use in Mahjong Soul. When I…
3/365 北東南西 Compass Point On’yomi Readings
This is a quick follow up entry to the morning’s one, with the on’yomi readings for compass point kanji and…
2/365 北東南西 Compass Point Kun’yomi Readings
In the previous entry I talked a little about 東 (East). Here I will cover the kun’yomi readings for all…
1/365 東風解凍 East Wind Melts the Ice
東風解凍(はるかぜこうりおとく)“harukaze kōri o toku”east wind melts the ice This microseason typically lasts 4~8 February and is part 1 of 3…
0/365 Annotranslate Returns
Tomorrow marks the relaunch of Annotranslate‘s daily Japanese entries 🙂 I received positive reader feedback on the old microseason series…
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