あいづち responding during conversation
The origin of あいづち aizuchi [相槌]
Karate Vocabulary: Niju Kun
三人上戸 The Three Drunks
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Body Idioms Part VI
Body Idioms
目を皿（のよう）にする Look closely
鼻 part 2
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke's short story, Hana--the Nose. This is part two of eight. Now with Video!
鼻 part 1
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke's short story, Hana--the Nose. This is part one of eight. Now with Video!
第九章 家老の調査 The Chancellor's Investigation
第九章 家老の調査
At the Prince's direction, the Chancellor starts investigating Yuki's past.Now with Video!
Body Idioms Part V
Body Idioms
手の内を明かす Opening up your heart (but with your hands)
Iroha Uta いろは歌
Iroha Uta
An ancient poem & an order of kana (like あいうえお )
第十九章 鬼の敗北 The Oni's Defeat
ゆきの物語Chapter 19: The defeat of the Oni
Volume 7: Number Units 数の単位
第八章 若殿との出逢い A Rendezvous with the Prince
第八章 若殿との出逢い
Yuki gets invited to the castle to show off her skill. Now with Video!
第七章 買物 Shopping
Chapter Seven: Yuki goes shopping.
第六章 都に到着 Arrival at the City
第五章 助けて！ Help!
As Yuki continues her journey, she encounters some ronin and needs some help.
ほら吹き Blowing a Shell or Tell a Lie
ほら吹き Blowing a Shell or Tell a Lie
土下座 Prostrating Oneself
土下座 kneeling down to the ground, prostrating oneself
一人残らず Everyone
しぶい子供 Sophisticated Child
しぶい子供 Sophisticated Child
顔面蒼白 Pale Face
顔面蒼白 face becoming white or pale because of a sudden fear or shock
難攻不落の要塞 Impregnable Fortress
難攻不落の要塞 impregnable fortress
寒中水泳 Swimming in the Middle of Winter
寒中水泳 swimming in the middle of winter; a midwinter swim
辻斬り Samurai who Kills Someone with a Sword on the Street
辻斬り Samurai who kills someone with a sword on the street
馬が合わない Not get along
弓を引く Draw the bow; rise up against...
弓を引く Draw the bow; rise up against...
Volume 4: Kanji Form Categories
六書: What is it? Today we will look at how etymology of kanji are categorized. That is, there are 6 ways the ancient Chinese used to explain how each kanji is put together.
Volume 3: Letters to Kotoba Zamurai's Little Brother
The Defender of what is right, the corrector of already correct
Japanese, That's right, it's "Letters to Kotoba Zamurai's little brother"
time!
Volume 2: Useless Questions for Today
In This Day and Age, Totally Useless Questions
The Kotoba Zamurai Archives
a non-systematic approach to
learning unusual, but useful words ." While these not-so-serious articles
are written with the upper-beginner to intermediate in mind, even beginners
should be able to get something out of them. If not, I may have wasted 15 minutes
of your life... I will leave it up to you to take the chance.
