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Etymology: no + ni Nouns and na-adjectives must be followed by na before using this particle. No ni has a stronger meaning than kedo when used to mean "although", and conveys regret when used to mean "would have". Adjectives, verbs: "although" Benkyō shiten no ni, eigo ga hanasenai. 勉強してんのに、英語が話せない。
The song is about a pregnant woman In this theory the "kagome" is a pregnant woman. Someone pushes her down a flight of stairs ("tsuru to kame ga subetta") and she miscarries, and wonders who killed her child ("ushiro no shoumen daare"). The song is about a convict to be executed The "kagome" is a prison cell, and the bird is its prisoner.
"Kimigayo" is the national anthem of Japan.The lyrics are from a waka poem written by an unnamed author in the Heian period (794–1185), [1] and the current melody was chosen in 1880, [2] replacing an unpopular melody composed by John William Fenton in 1869.
In English heraldry, the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense is used either as a stand-alone motto upon a motto scroll, or upon a circular representation of the Garter. Knights and Ladies of the Garter are entitled to encircle the escutcheon of their arms with the garter and motto (e.g.
Mono no aware (物の哀れ), [a] lit. ' the pathos of things ' , and also translated as ' an empathy toward things ' , or ' a sensitivity to ephemera ' , is a Japanese idiom for the awareness of impermanence ( 無常 , mujō ) , or transience of things, and both a transient gentle sadness (or wistfulness ) at their passing as well as a longer ...
Sen no Rikyū's chashitsu. Ichi-go ichi-e (Japanese: 一 期 一 会, pronounced [it͡ɕi.ɡo it͡ɕi.e], lit. "one time, one meeting") is a Japanese four-character idiom that describes a cultural concept of treasuring the unrepeatable nature of a moment. The term has been roughly translated as "for this time only", and "once in a lifetime".
Sōran Bushi (ソーラン節) is one of the most famous traditional songs and dance in Japan. It is a sea shanty that is said to have been first sung by the fishermen of Hokkaido . The commonly known version of the song and dance is called Nanchū Sōran ( 南中ソーラン ) and was created in 1991 at the Wakkanai Minami Junior High School.
Edo Lullaby (Japanese: 江戸子守唄 or Edo no komori uta) is a traditional Japanese cradle song. It originated in Edo , was propagated to other areas, and is said to be the roots of the Japanese lullabies.