konnichwa and hello all a while back i was desperately trying to get a translation for a poem i wrote to go on an Arts and Science project of sumi painting....
... Actually, I guess it depends on what kind of carport you buy... any carport made to hold up to a decent amount of snow will be rigid enough to hold canvas....
This was forwarded to me by a friend. http://cathyshistoricfood.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-book-on-japanese-food.html It sounds interesting. Has anyone read it...
Hi Jim, ... Ah, IIRC that's the book the chap who makes our hitsu has. I saw it briefly, nice sections on joinery. ... My copy has just arrived, not had a...
This looks like a pretty cool trip. If anyone is interested, I can forward you further information--I assume that places will go to Siam Society members...
Paint me green...and very unable to go. Sigh. Kiri ... -- "/It is only with the heart /that one can see clearly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." ...
thanks! ... -- "/It is only with the heart /that one can see clearly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, /The Little...
I recently did a lecture for a University about the evolution of the womans kimono through the ages. This included a PowerPoint presentation with photos of...
... Amazon.jp currently has it for 1260 yen (under $16 US). http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4879405728/ref=nosim/booksbyisbn-22 Saionji no Hana West...
Corrections to my own post: Maramachui is wrong, it is spelled Muromachi. I've somehow mixed some Nara period photos in with others. My bad! I hope you enjoy...
I am perfectly aware of the yen to dollar conversion. I do run a import company of direct from Japan textiles. It's not the books cost that will hurt, its the...
Never mind: I thought it looked familiar and I found my copy. For anyone interested in acquiring it, it's a paperback edition with pages about the size of a...
... http://www.samurai-archives.com/dictionary/A2.html lists an Asai Katamasa living during the 16th century. See entry on Asai Nagamasa. Saionji no Hana West...
Greetings All, First question, where is everybody? The list seems to have gone strangely quiet over the last month, according to the archive, the last message...
On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Dean Wayland ... I think you are talking about "Ei! Ei! Oooooooh!" I don't know if there is an actual meaning, or if it is...
Ii-dono, ... Cheers, that's exactly what I was looking for. ... I thought as much. ... In that case I'll put my thinking cap on :-) Thanks again. Dean -- Dean...
here are some ideas I like saying ..ile...ike...ike..ike. it means go...go...go...go its easy =P others that i found are as follows "time to die" or "are you...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... Well the "chant" in Kagemusha goes "Hay Hay Hoh" ... It doesn't mean anything. It is simply a cheer. ... I would say...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... Ike is the imperative (command) form of "go" Doke is the imperative (command) form of "get out of the way" Shime is...
... Neither, is correct, really. "Ei ei" is the same "ei ei" used where *we* would cry "heave! HEAVE!!!" when pulling something heavy. Basically, it's defined...
... Quick note: "shine." ... Well, when one is commanding one's troops, what verb would *you* use for "go that way"? ;) Just like in English, we say "Go,...
Baron Effingham! Greetings from Solveig! To some extent I think that we are interpreting "battle cries" differently. My general impression of people in the...
... True -- I was just following up with the "ike" and so on. ... Just watched it this weekend. No "H"es. :) Even so, why would they pronounce it wrong?...
