8/365 カルタ百人一首ご愛食用袋

In 2019 I began doing a conversation exchange in Cambridge with an amazing Japanese woman called Nami. At the time … More

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 … More

Towards the end of last year the UK eased lockdown restrictions to the point where meeting up with people was … More

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 … More

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 … More

This is a quick follow up entry to the morning’s one, with the on’yomi readings for compass point kanji and … More

In the previous entry I talked a little about 東 (East). Here I will cover the kun’yomi readings for all … More

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 … More

Tomorrow marks the relaunch of Annotranslate‘s daily Japanese entries 🙂 I received positive reader feedback on the old microseason series … More