many thanks <deep bow>. this will help a lot. in gassho, Carl (still haven't come up with a new persona name :) ) markeja-@... wrote: original...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Nov 8, 1999 3:25 am
Noble Cousin! ... In a word, No. The closest thing in folklore is occupied by the fox. The fox is an enchanted creature which can take human form. As for a ...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Nov 8, 1999 3:56 pm
... Not that I've seen clear reference to. Despite the inclusion of Peter in the role of Zen'ami in "Ran," there don't seem to have been any such class of ...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Nov 8, 1999 4:02 pm
... LOL! I'd forgotten that. I wonder if we can compare that to the popular representations of lower clergy as licentious and lascivious charlatans in Medieval...
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akimoya
akimoya@...
Nov 8, 1999 5:16 pm
... In a word - pooh! ... Didn't they prefer human female form? I know I do (ba-da-bum!). ... Is he the guy that developed the chanoyu? ... I have a book that...
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akimoya
akimoya@...
Nov 8, 1999 5:18 pm
... I applied, but some other guy got the job. Unfortunately, I showed up to the interview... ... Care to explain? Akimoya Ealdormere...
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Markejag@...
Nov 8, 1999 11:17 pm
I don't get it. (Doesn't Taro mean "third son" or something of that nature?) Akimoya And here I thought taro was a root vegtable. Morien...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Nov 9, 1999 12:33 am
Baron Edward! ... I will look it up to be sure. However, as I recall, he does show up in the first collection of complete play texts. There are also the play ...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Nov 9, 1999 12:33 am
Noble Cousin! ... Actually, there is no marked preference. There are stories of female foxes from Konjaku Monogatari as I recall. But, we certainly have male...
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Joshua Badgley
fsjlb4@...
Nov 9, 1999 11:31 am
Does anybody else know of a Japanese individual, who encouraged Francis Xavier to come to Japan, named Paul Yajiro (I can't remember the last name right now,...
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akimoya
akimoya@...
Nov 9, 1999 3:50 pm
... OK, so what is "taro"? And who, or what, what "Tarokaja";? And here's another stupid question: What form of romanji translation system are most people...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Nov 9, 1999 3:56 pm
... I translated a brief biography of him a few years ago for a Japanese class. There's actually some debate on his name; Anjiro, Yajiro, Ajiro... He was the ...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Nov 9, 1999 4:31 pm
... Taro (short O) is a taro. A kind of 'tater. In English, it's called (ta dah!) taro. Taro (long O) is Tarou (or Taro^, or in names often just Taro since...
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akimoya
akimoya@...
Nov 9, 1999 8:13 pm
... I think I et one, once... ... Makes sense to me. ... So, if "oo" is the infrequent version, why not assign it "ou" instead? I'd be more apt to pronounce...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Nov 9, 1999 8:36 pm
... Because it's Japanese, not English. The Japanese is long "o" sound is *spelled* with the kana O and U, except, as mentioned, in a few cases when it's...
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akimoya
akimoya@...
Nov 9, 1999 8:42 pm
... It *would* be something that made sense, wouldn't it? ... Is that a long "o", or an "oo"? Ak-ak-a-dak...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Nov 9, 1999 8:56 pm
... BAD Akimoya. Bad. You must be smitten. (Smited? Smote? Smut? <g>) Effingham...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Nov 10, 1999 1:17 am
Noble Cousin! I am not familiar with the individual that you are citing, however there are pleanty of examples of Japanese with baptismal names effectively ...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Nov 10, 1999 1:17 am
Noble Cousins! There are several different ways of writing Japanese using Roman letters. Most professional scholars like to use the Hepburn system which places...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Nov 10, 1999 1:17 am
Noble Cousin! ... As I posted earlier. Linguistic history. It was originally written something like "Oho" and later became "Oo". Japanese doe NOT have an...
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Barbara Nostrand
nostrand@...
Nov 10, 1999 1:17 am
Noble Cousins! If Baron Edward were Ignatius O'Reilley of A Confederacy of Dunces" he would have said "lashed". Your Humble Servant Solveig Throndardottir ...
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Joshua Badgley
fsjlb4@...
Nov 10, 1999 11:34 am
... And the Japanese will explain the difference in sound to you as well. You might not realize it, but they can tell the difference between Kato, Katou and...
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Kev Fitzpatrick
sarusaru_99@...
Nov 10, 1999 3:36 pm
Could someone please enlighten me as to the use (if any) of leather in Japanese armor (e.g. cuir boulli)? Kevin ===== ...
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akimoya
akimoya@...
Nov 10, 1999 7:57 pm
... With you, or by you? I didn't know you were *that* kinky! Akimoya (quit while you're ahead)...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Nov 10, 1999 8:23 pm
... My motto: One does what one can (get away with). Effingham...
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akimoya
akimoya@...
Nov 10, 1999 8:46 pm
... OK, so "Do itashimashite" is actually "Do(h)o itashimshite", and should be spelled "Dou itashimashite"? I wish I knew more about Japanese orthography and...
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Anthony J. Bryant
ajbryant@...
Nov 10, 1999 8:57 pm
... Not quite. TODAY it is "dou". A century ago, it was spelled "dofu" but pronounced "dou." MANY MANY MANY centuries ago, it WAS pronounced "dofu," or so they...
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akimoya
akimoya@...
Nov 10, 1999 9:20 pm
... You're right, my bad - "do(h)o" would be "doo", and "do(f)u" would be "dou". See, I learned something already! Akimoya (whou sezs you can't teech an Aulde...
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Joshua Badgley
fsjlb4@...
Nov 11, 1999 4:59 am
... From what I have seen, leather was used quite extensively in Japanese armours. First, I have noticed it apparently used as a backing for many of the metal...
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akimoya
akimoya@...
Nov 14, 1999 6:35 pm
Haifuku: I've been searching for some time for information about the various styles of eboshi, who wore them and when (according to ranke, etc), and most ...
